Right now, there is a question everyone in the market is curious about: Why do altcoins lag so far behind while Bitcoin is rising? The question of why altcoins are not increasing has become a recurring topic of discussion in the crypto community every day.

In fact, this is not a very new situation. Looking at past cycles, the pattern always works the same way: Bitcoin is priced first, then Ethereum, and afterward, altcoins start to move. In our earlier days, most altcoin purchases were made with Bitcoin. When everyone enters the market, they first buy Bitcoin, and other altcoins are overshadowed in Bitcoin pairs, causing the Bitcoin dominance value to rise.

In the last five years, the widespread adoption of stablecoins has somewhat changed this cycle. We have seen quality projects start to move faster against Bitcoin. But the fundamental mechanism remains the same: when Bitcoin reaches a certain price level and stabilizes or corrects, the money flowing out of Bitcoin flows into altcoins, and at that time, altcoins rise rapidly.

Currently, Bitcoin is trading above 79K, and the dominance values have not yet reached sufficient saturation. I do not think the altcoin rally will start before the dominance reaches 56%. Some analysts expect 70%, but I believe we will not see movement above 62%. The reason for this is the increasing number of quality projects and Bitcoin pricing these projects in. The answer to why altcoins are not rising fundamentally is this: dominance is not yet at a sufficient level.

At this stage, the market requires us to be patient. When dominance begins to pull back, we will see significant movements in altcoins. It is beneficial to observe now, but I think it is wiser to wait a little longer for altcoin positions. Stay tuned for developments.