{"id":2478,"date":"2025-01-20T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/coinbase-sees-rising-altcoin-interest-as-traders-prepare-for-big-moves\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T06:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:00:27","slug":"coinbase-sees-rising-altcoin-interest-as-traders-prepare-for-big-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/coinbase-sees-rising-altcoin-interest-as-traders-prepare-for-big-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Sees Rising Altcoin Interest As Traders Prepare For Big Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A popular cryptocurrency exchange platform foresees an outsized market rally for altcoins in the upcoming weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/inauguration-schedule-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump<\/a> assumes the US presidency on January 20.\u00a0A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/institutional\/research-insights\/research\/weekly-market-commentary\/weekly-2025-01-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Coinbase analysis<\/a> urged crypto traders to start positioning themselves in the altcoin space as a potential huge rally concerning altcoins is on the horizon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Coinbase Reports Rise Of Altcoins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Coinbase crypto exchange suggested that the upcoming massive market rally for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/a\/altcoin.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">altcoins<\/a> could be on the way and might happen in the succeeding weeks after Trump returns to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto exchange released its latest weekly market commentary which provided its insights on Trump\u2019s upcoming inauguration and its impact on the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cryptocurrency landscape<\/a>, saying that although the incoming American president is pro-crypto, it might take a while before \u201call planned crypto-related policies on the agenda\u201d will be fully implemented.<\/p>\n<p>However, Coinbase analysts noted that after Trump\u2019s inauguration on January 20, they are expecting a surge in altcoins since, they believe, the digital asset space is preparing for a massive altcoin rally.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-678643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a_1c0c35.png?resize=663%2C506\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The crypto exchange\u2019s report stated that crypto traders might be strategically positioning themselves to fuel another growth spurt for altcoins under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to Coinbase, the latest surge in altcoins is driven by a slight drop in the dominance of Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drop in BTC dominance from 58.5% to its support level of 57.3% during the inflation print relief rally on January 15 suggests to us that traders may be positioning for an outsized altcoin market rally on the back of positive catalysts for risk assets and crypto,\u201d Coinbase explained in the report.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-678644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a_00e624.png?resize=747%2C673\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"673\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>BTC\u2019s Fading Dominance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A crypto analyst observed that the dominance of the world\u2019s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, could be slightly dipping, a circumstance that allowed the latest altcoin pump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImportantly for the long tail, $BTC dominance has been slowly fading since late November \u201924 \u2013 fireworks if that continues,\u201d VC firm Placeholder partner and former ARK Invest crypto lead Chris Burniske said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Importantly for the long tail, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$BTC<\/a> dominance has been slowly fading since late November &#8217;24 &#8211; fireworks if that continues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyBWTwT8os\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PyBWTwT8os<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Burniske (@cburniske) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cburniske\/status\/1880300459128418445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In its insight report, Coinbase provided a possible price scenario for Bitcoin through the Deribit options contracts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-678649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a_5432af.png?resize=1024%2C622\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe max paint point for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/institutional\/research-insights\/research\/weekly-market-commentary\/weekly-2025-01-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Deribit BTC options<\/a> expiring on January 31 and February 28, 2025 is $94K and $98K respectively. However, this drops to $80K for the March 28 expiry. While not a pure prediction of future price action, the max paint point suggests possible biases in market positioning by market makers and options sellers who may be hedging their liabilities,\u201d the crypto exchange analysts said in the weekly commentary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/0JMBT8Pn\/\" width=\"1626\" height=\"883\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stablecoin Inflows A Cue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crypto analysts observed that stablecoins posted strong inflows, which Coinbase analysts David Duong and David Han suggested as an indicator that a bullish market could happen to altcoin.<\/p>\n<p>The analysts added that a big chunk of stablecoins&#8217; strong capital inflows went to altcoins while Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded outflows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStablecoin supply \u2013 perhaps the most clear proxy for capital flows to these long tail assets in our view \u2013 increased by $1.3B last week, a continuation of trends we\u2019ve observed over the past two months,\u201d the Coinbase report said.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase also noted that BTC had a net outflow of $457 million while ETH\u2019s net outflow was at $206 million.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular cryptocurrency exchange platform foresees an outsized market rally for altcoins in the upcoming weeks after Donald Trump assumes the US presidency on January 20.\u00a0A Coinbase analysis urged crypto traders to start positioning themselves in the altcoin space as a potential huge rally concerning altcoins is on the horizon. 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