Has August entered the Altseason Phase? Here are the facts!

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August 17, 2025

Gambar Has August entered the Altseason Phase? Here are the facts!

Jakarta, Pintu News – The Altcoin Season is entering a new phase as Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) drops and the altcoin index rises.

The latest data from TradingView shows that Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) has hit a 7-month low, while the altcoin index has experienced significant growth.

This has led to speculation that we may already be in the midst of altcoin season, a time when cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin experience a drastic increase in market value.

Check out the details in this article!

BTC.D Decline and Altcoin Index Rise

Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) dropped to 59.6% today, the lowest point since February 2025, signaling a shift in investor interest from Bitcoin to altcoins.

Reporting from BeInCrypto, BlockchainCenter’s altcoin season index rose to 53, although it has not reached the traditional altcoin season threshold of 75, it is already significant enough to fuel speculation about the start of the altcoin season.

Altcoin season confirmed.
— James Wynn (@JamesWynnReal) August 12, 2025

Market analyst, James Wynn, even confirmed that the altcoin season has begun, with Ethereum leading the way.

"We are not in an Altseason".

During an Altseason, Others/BTC chart doesn't look like this.

We are in the Ethereum Season, as the majority of liquidity is flowing into ETH.

For Altseason, we need more retail liquidity which won't come until ETH hits a new ATH.

Once that… pic.twitter.com/dNluBSp66n
— Cas Abbé (@cas_abbe) August 12, 2025

Meanwhile, Cas Abbé, a well-known market commentator, argues that what’s happening right now is more appropriately referred to as ‘Ethereum Season’ rather than a broad rise in altcoins. However, some experts see the strength of Ethereum (ETH) as a precursor to the broader altcoin surge to come.

Ray Youssef: “Altcoin Season Starts In April”

Ray Youssef, a prominent analyst, has a different take on when altcoin season actually begins. According to Youssef, the altcoin season has started since April, when Ethereum (ETH) rebounded from $1,500.

Youssef points to Bitcoin’s (BTC) decline in dominance and the fact that more than 30 altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in the past 90 days as evidence that the peak of the altcoin season has been reached.

Youssef sees potential for established altcoins such as Solana and Ripple to increase their market value significantly, possibly by a large margin. According to him, if these coins succeed, they could go beyond the ‘altcoin’ category and become major players in the market, coming out of the shadow of Ethereum (ETH).

Institutional Investment and the Future of Altcoins

Youssef also suggested that as institutional investment in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) continues, this could reduce their volatility. After this, meme coins like Dogecoin , Pepe Coin (PEPE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Floki (FLOKI) could experience a resurgence.

“The flow of institutional capital into Ethereum (ETH) will extend the summer for altcoins – but the real question is, for how long and which coins will benefit,” Youssef told BeInCrypto.

According to the CEO, when the crypto winter comes, the coins that receive this institutional backing are most likely to maintain their value. Speculative tokens with no real utility, no users, and no role in the growing Web3 economy will vanish for good.

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