In this decline, the drop in altcoins is generally harsher than that of BTC and ETH. Why? Because the liquidity of altcoins is inherently worse than that of Bitcoin, and when the market fluctuates, smaller coins are easily sold off. Not to mention that some projects are better at "telling stories than writing code"; their fundamentals are unstable, and they can "cool off" at the slightest disturbance.

Ethereum's market share is also continuously declining, dropping from 13.4% in the third quarter of 2024 to the current 8.37%. What does this indicate? Although ETH is still the "second largest", its glow is being overshadowed by emerging players like Solana and XRP. XRP's market share rose to 3.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, even surpassing BNB and Solana to reach fourth place! It seems that the "new waves" in the crypto world are accelerating their catch-up! $BTC $ETH