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What is Market Dominance?

Bitcoin's share of the entire crypto market cap, as a percent.

The number

Market Dominance is Bitcoin's share of the entire crypto market cap, as a percent.

What it means

when dominance rises, money is hiding in BTC; when it falls, money is chasing altcoins.

Why it matters

it tells you whether this is a bitcoin market or an altcoin market.

From the desk

The desk watches this alongside the nine Pulse Score signals when reading a coin. See Methodology for how the score fuses its inputs.

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the percent swing the options market is pricing in through a given date

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the strike price where the most options expire worthless

Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.