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Today the market looks moderately risk-on, but not like a full-fledged altseason: crypto market capitalization rose 1.4% in 24 hours, while Bitcoin dominance remains around 60%. The main leaders among large-cap coins are ZEC and HYPE, but the most resilient setup appears to be BTC plus select altcoins: ZEC is surging after a weak month, while HYPE carries notable future supply-dilution risk. Deep Dive 1. The market is rising, but Bitcoin remains in control Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.77 trillion, up 1.4% in 24 hours, while still down 0.8% over 7 days. The Fear and Greed Index is in neutral territory: 52 out of 100. BTC dominance is 60.0%, versus 58.6% a month ago. The Altseason Index has risen to 59, but declined from 60 over the past day. This looks more like selective rotation into individual altcoins than a broad flight of capital out of Bitcoin. 2. Top-coin leaders of the day ZEC is the clear leader today, but its rise still looks like a strong rebound within a weaker 30-day trend. HYPE shows the strongest momentum among major high-beta assets, while ETH, XRP, and BNB are up today but remain below their levels from a month ago. 3. ZEC and HYPE have the strongest momentum, but their risks differ ZEC rose 10.6% in 24 hours and 55.0% over 60 days, but is still down 16.3% over 30 days. Its $1.16 billion volume is roughly 5.4% of its market cap, confirming active trading but also pointing to elevated short-term volatility. HYPE gained 3.1% in 24 hours and 237.5% year to date. However, its fully diluted valuation is $77.65 billion versus a current market cap of $20.74 billion. This gap implies substantial dilution risk, so HYPE’s rise cannot be evaluated solely by its price chart. 4. ETH and large-cap altcoins are still lagging the market’s daily move ETH rose 2.0% in 24 hours, but is down 8.1% over a month and 18.4% year to date. XRP is outperforming ETH today, but its 60-day performance is -13.9%, and the gap between its market cap and fully diluted valuation at maximum supply is about $49 billion. SOL retains a stronger medium-term picture: +11.3% over 60 days and +36.8% over 90 days, though it is down 4.5% over the past 30 days. This makes SOL one of the more resilient large-cap altcoins over a longer horizon, despite today’s modest move. 5. The main risk today is rising derivatives leverage Open interest in perpetual contracts rose 4.9% in 24 hours to $405.6 billion, while the average funding rate is +0.0060%. Positive funding means longs pay shorts; combined with rising open interest, this confirms stronger speculative demand but increases the risk of a sharp flush if prices deteriorate. The crypto market also strongly correlated with U.S. equities over the past 24 hours: correlation with SPY was 0.95, and with QQQ, 0.91. Correlation with gold was close to zero, so the current momentum looks more like a move toward risk assets than defensive demand. Bottom line: Today’s market is moderately positive, but leadership is narrow: BTC retains dominance, while the strongest moves are in ZEC and HYPE amid elevated leverage. The picture will become notably more bullish if market cap growth continues alongside reduced dependence on BTC dominance and broader participation from ETH and other large-cap altcoins.