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Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase<\/a> didn’t just send prices to new record highs. It also produced an unusual concentration of interest in the world’s biggest cryptocurrency<\/a> at the expense of Altcoins like Ethereum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin Dominance jumped 3.74 percent yesterday, according to TradingView<\/a>. It was the biggest increase since October 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin Dominance is a measure of popularity, showing Bitcoin’s market capitalization as a percentage of the entire crypto space. It typically declines when crypto prices are rising, serving as a contrary indicator like Cboe’s volatility index (“VIX”). Yesterday was just the opposite because it rose simultaneously with Bitcoin enjoying its biggest one-day gain in over three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bitecoin Dominance (BTC.D), courtesy of TradingView.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Higher Bitcoin Dominance means less money is flowing to other cryptocurrencies. For example, TradeStation data on TradingView shows that the ratio between Ethereum<\/a> and Bitcoin at its lowest level in almost three weeks. Other so-called Altcoins like Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin are lagging even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For months, crypto watchers have predicted another “Altcoin season,” like late-2017 and early-2018. However, large and risk-averse institutions are buying now. The old correlations may not remain true in these new circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Litecoin\/Bitcoin Cross (LTCBTC), TradeStation data courtesy of TradingView.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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