Bitcoin Dominance Hits 60% as Crypto Sell-Off Hammers Altcoins

Bitcoin dominance has climbed above 60% as the October 2026 crypto sell-off hits altcoins harder. As of October 13, BTC▲$77,666.00 accounted for approximately 60.4% of the market capitalization of the top 125 cryptocurrencies.

Ethereum, Solana, XRP▲$1.39, and Doge have all lost market shares, while rising Treasury yields continue to dampen the market sentiment.

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Bitcoin Dominance: What Crypto Charts Say

Bitcoin dominance indicates the percentage of the crypto market’s total capitalization that BTC accounts for. As of early October, the metric stood at around 58.5%. Then BTC climbed above 60% of the crypto market as a whole, having outperformed most of its alternatives during the recent bearish swing.

On October 13, TradingView reported Bitcoin dominance (BTC DOM) at approximately 60.4%. Bitcoin had a market capitalization of roughly $1.68 trillion against the global cryptocurrency market worth $2.78 trillion

Other crypto market trackers, including CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko, reported slightly different values. The former indicated BTC DOM at approximately 59.9%, while the latter showed about 58.1%. This gap comes from the fact that different indices include different sets of cryptocurrencies.