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Bitcoin dominance still high as altcoin season in 2026 looks unlikely

Bitcoin dominance is holding at 59 percent, keeping the altcoin market weak. The altcoin season index stands at 41, well below the 75 threshold seen as needed for altcoins to outperform Bitcoin. CryptoRank points to four structural issues: capital spread across a rapidly growing number of tokens, tokenomics that sustain insider selling pressure, competition from memecoins and derivatives and prediction markets, and institutional capital concentrating in large assets such as ETH, SOL and XRP.