Bitcoin Dominance
Region
Global
Exchange
Ticker
BTC.D
About Bitcoin Dominance
Bitcoin Dominance is not a traditional index but rather a widely followed metric representing Bitcoin's share of the total cryptocurrency market capitalisation. It is used as a key sentiment indicator — rising dominance often signals risk-off crypto sentiment, while declining dominance signals 'altseason'.
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Components
Not an index of individual assets. Calculated as: (Bitcoin Market Cap / Total Crypto Market Cap) × 100. Historically ranged from ~33% to ~73%.
Trading Hours
24/7/365 — crypto markets never close.
Fact Sheet
Tracked by CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko, TradingView, and other crypto data platforms since the mid-2010s.
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