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BITCOIN MARKET SHARE

Is crypto's value sitting in Bitcoin, alts, or cash?

Bitcoin's slice of the whole crypto market, and whether value is concentrating in Bitcoin, in altcoins, or in cash-like stablecoins.

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Bitcoin's share of the cryptocurrency market over time chartmaketomaketo.com/indicator/btc-dominance58.059.060.061.0EarlierLatestLATEST59.2%

Bitcoin's share of the whole crypto market over the last six months. These are weekly readings, not its full history.

Latest displayed reading: 59.2%, observed Aug 5, 2026. This view shows 26 ordered readings. Exact observation dates for earlier points are not included. The latest displayed reading is higher than the first. The displayed low is 57.9% at reading 17 of 26. The displayed high is 61.1% at reading 13 of 26.

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Latest reading, observed Aug 5, 2026

  • Bitcoin market share (selected): 59.2%

  1. Is crypto's value sitting in Bitcoin, alts, or cash?

    Gaining share

    Bitcoin's share is rising while the slice sitting in cash shrinks. Money is actively choosing Bitcoin over both altcoins and stablecoins, which is the conviction read.

    Bitcoin holds 59.2% of all crypto, up about 0.6 point over the last month

  2. How is crypto's value split, and how has it shifted?

    Here is how crypto's value is split right now, and how it has moved over the last six months.

    Where crypto's value sits today
    Bitcoin59.2%
    Ethereum10.4%
    Other Alts16.3%
    Stablecoins14.1%
    How that split has shifted over six months

    How crypto market share shifted across the displayed readings. 26 ordered readings are displayed; exact dates for earlier points are not included. The latest was observed Aug 5, 2026. Stablecoins: latest 14.1%, higher than the first displayed reading; displayed low 12.0%, high 15.1%. Other Alts: latest 16.3%, lower than the first displayed reading; displayed low 16.0%, high 17.9%. Ethereum: latest 10.4%, higher than the first displayed reading; displayed low 9.3%, high 11.4%. Bitcoin: latest 59.2%, higher than the first displayed reading; displayed low 57.9%, high 61.1%.

    How crypto market share shifted across the displayed readingsA stacked comparison of Bitcoin, Ethereum, other cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins. Use Left and Right Arrow to inspect readings, or Home and End to jump to the first or latest. Earlier exact dates are not included in this chart record.0%25%50%75%100%
    • Bitcoin
    • Ethereum
    • Other Alts
    • Stablecoins

  3. How does Bitcoin's share compare to its last six months?

    Over the last six months Bitcoin's share ranged from 57.9% to 61.1%. Today's 59.2% sits in the middle of that range.

    Lower Bitcoin shareHigher Bitcoin share

    Bitcoin's share against its last 26 weekly readings (about six months)

    57.9% lowest in the last six months61.1% highest in the last six months

  4. What does this mean for you?

    Bitcoin's share is rising while the slice sitting in cash shrinks. Money is actively choosing Bitcoin over both altcoins and stablecoins, which is the conviction read. Bitcoin's share doesn't tell you where the price is headed. It tells you where crypto's value is concentrated right now and which way it is drifting. The slice sitting in stablecoins is the tell: when it grows alongside Bitcoin, caution is winning; when it shrinks while Bitcoin rises, conviction is.

    A few things to keep in mind
    • Share can move on price alone. A coin can lose share just by falling in price, even when no money actually leaves it. A shift in the split is not always money on the move.
    • Stablecoins are the tell. When the slice sitting in stablecoins grows alongside Bitcoin, money is moving to cash, not into Bitcoin. When it shrinks while Bitcoin rises, money is choosing Bitcoin.
    • A rough rotation. Money tends to move from Bitcoin to Ethereum to larger alts to smaller coins as confidence builds, then back to Bitcoin and cash when it fades. Where the split sits hints at where we are in that loop.
    • A six-month view. This page reads the last 26 weekly readings, about six months. It is not Bitcoin's full history, which has swung from over 90% in the early days to near 33% at the height of altcoin speculation.

Understanding Bitcoin Dominance

Bitcoin's dominance is its share of the total value of all crypto combined. In the early days Bitcoin was almost the entire market. As thousands of other coins launched, its share fell, dropping as low as 33% at the height of altcoin speculation.

When Bitcoin's share is rising, it often means investors are getting cautious and concentrating in the largest, most established option. Think of it as a flight to quality, the way people move from stocks to government bonds when they get nervous, except here Bitcoin is the safer choice within crypto. When Bitcoin's share is falling, people are feeling bolder and chasing bigger returns in smaller, riskier coins.

Stablecoins are the hidden tell most people miss. When the share sitting in stablecoins grows, money is not just leaving altcoins, it is leaving crypto altogether and parking in cash. A growing stablecoin share while Bitcoin rises means fear is driving the shift. But when stablecoins shrink while Bitcoin rises, money is actively choosing Bitcoin, which is conviction rather than fear.

There is a rough rotation that tends to repeat. Bitcoin leads first and its share rises, then Bitcoin steadies and money moves to Ethereum, then to larger alts, then to smaller coins, until speculation peaks and Bitcoin's share bottoms and the cycle resets. Where the share sits hints at roughly where we are in that loop.