Altcoin momentum is weakening as the crypto market shifts back into Bitcoin season, with multiple signals pointing to rising Bitcoin dominance and fading broad-based altcoin strength. The Altcoin Season Index sits at 29/100, down from 31 a day earlier and well below the neutral 50 mark, implying most top altcoins have struggled to outperform Bitcoin over the last 90 days.

Solana (SOL) price action is gaining traction as bullish sentiment from both retail and “smart money” aligns around a potential breakout, with SOL trading near the $140 area and targeting the key $145 resistance level. At the same time, on-chain data signals a slowdown in network participation, with new weekly wallets falling sharply compared with prior highs—creating a gap between strong market mood and softer underlying usage.

Grayscale has filed an S-1 with the SEC to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GRAY, marking a major strategic shift from a private crypto asset manager to a publicly traded company. The firm currently manages about $35 billion across more than 40 crypto investment products, including spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

Russia has overtaken all European markets in crypto adoption, recording $376.3 billion in received transactions from July 2024 to June 2025, per the Chainalysis 2025 Geography of Crypto Report. The surge is driven by institutional-scale flows, rapid DeFi expansion, and heavy use of stablecoins for cross-border settlement.

Bitcoin plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on China, with BTC briefly crashing to $102,000 on Binance perpetual futures and spot prices hitting $107,000 on Coinbase. The escalation—tied to China’s planned export controls on rare earth minerals critical for semiconductors—sparked fears of a broader trade war, recession risk, and a crypto market sell-off.

September’s crypto market rout wiped roughly $300 billion from total market capitalization, falling from about $4.2 trillion to $3.9 trillion as leverage cascades triggered forced liquidations across exchanges. Over $7.3 billion in positions were liquidated between Sept. 18–28, with a peak single-day wipeout of roughly $3.6 billion on Sept. 21 as thin weekend liquidity amplified selling pressure. Bitcoin slid from the $118,000 area to near $109,000, while Ethereum broke below

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz in the news about Bitcoin’s liquid supply. This buzz is actually quite positive because it suggests...