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‘Bitcoin is King,’ Fuels Altcoin Market Growth, Says Coinbase

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Updated by Gerelyn Terzo
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In Brief

  • Coinbase says confidence in altcoins grows when Bitcoin is in a bull market.
  • Market capitalization and customer information support this theory.
  • The exchange says Bitcoin is still "carrying the flag" of the wider cryptocurrency industry.
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In a recent blog, Coinbase wrote that customer behavior supports market capitalization data showing Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency industry’s “blue-chip asset.” The exchange states that growing interest in Bitcoin benefits the wider industry.
The exchange identifies that Bitcoin dominance grows when the market is bearish and shrinks during bull runs. Coinbase reasons that confidence in BTC breeds confidence in the wider industry. Data from its customers corroborates this. During bullish periods of 2017, 2019, and early 2020, interest in non-BTC assets grew at the exchange. Coinbase notes that 60 percent of their customers start with BTC only. Three-quarters of them end up buying other assets. It concludes that BTC is “carrying the flag” for the industry, writing that:
‘[Customers’] preference to branch into other assets shows that new users come to crypto through Bitcoin, but generally begin to look for alternative assets and use-cases…Bitcoin is also top of the funnel for broader crypto growth.”
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A former professional gambler, Rick first found Bitcoin in 2013 whilst researching alternative payment methods to use at online casinos. After transitioning to writing full-time in 2016, he put a growing passion for Bitcoin to work for him. He has since written for a number of digital asset publications.
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