Altcoin exchange deposit count jumps 160% in 2 weeks

Altcoin exchange deposits have reached their highest transaction count since October 2025, according to CryptoQuant, which warned that holders may be preparing to sell.

Key points:

• Altcoin exchange deposits reached a seven-day total of 78,000 transactions on Sept. 28, marking their highest count since October 2025.
• The number of addresses sending altcoins to exchanges reached around 51,600, also its highest tally in nearly a year.
• Bitcoin’s share of total crypto market capitalization stayed in a range it entered in late May.

Altcoin exchange inflows hit highest levels since October 2025

In its latest weekly report released on Tuesday, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant flagged a surge in exchange deposits involving altcoins.

The seven-day count of altcoin deposit transactions on exchanges tracked by the platform reached 78,000 on Sept. 28. That was up about 160% from around 29,800 on Sept. 14.

“Altcoin exchange inflows have exploded to their highest levels since Bitcoin’s last all-time high,” CryptoQuant noted.

Between Sept. 14 and Sept. 28, the number of addresses depositing altcoins to exchanges almost tripled from around 17,600 to 51,600.