1/ The standard Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) chart is broken.
It includes thousands of dead or illiquid altcoins—and even stablecoins. The result? A distorted view of Bitcoin’s true market strength.
Let’s fix that.
Introducing: BTC.D Prime (BTC.D⁺) 👇
2/ Current denominator includes:
• Stablecoins like $USDT/$USDC
• Dead projects
• Illiquid low-cap coins
That’s not a clean signal.
3/ Back in 2017, this was less of an issue.
But in 2025? We have tens of thousands of coins, most of which are inactive or irrelevant.
BTC.D is now noisy and increasingly misleading.
4/ 🔍 BTC.D Prime (BTC.D⁺) is a refined dominance metric.
It compares Bitcoin’s market cap only against a curated set of “real” altcoins.
Think:
• Actively traded
• Decent market cap
• Not stablecoins
• Listed on legit exchanges
5/Step-by-step BTC.D⁺ construction:
1️⃣ Start with all listed altcoins (excl. $BTC)
2️⃣ Apply filters:
- ❌ Remove stablecoins
- 💰 Market cap > $50M
- 📊 30/90-day avg vol > $1M
- 🏦 Listed on top-tier exchanges (opt)
- ⏳ Project age & dev activity (opt)
6/ After filtering, you get the Relevant Altcoin Universe (RAU).
Then calculate:
This gives a much cleaner dominance signal.
7/📊 Example:
$BTC Market Cap: $1.2T
Total Crypto (incl stables): $2.2T
→ Standard BTC.D = 54.5%
Apply BTC.D⁺ filters:
Remove $300B stables → $1.9T
Remove microcaps → $550B
Remove low-volume → RAU = $450B
BTC.D⁺ = 1.2 / (1.2 + 0.45) = 72.7%
8/ 📈 Why BTC.D⁺ matters:
• Removes market cap distortion
• Reflects true capital rotation
• Identifies legit “alt seasons”
• Highlights BTC’s real dominance over viable competitors
Don’t be fooled by inflated altcoin counts. Focus on signal.
9/ TL;DR
The real Bitcoin dominance is probably way higher than the charts show.
BTC.D⁺ helps you see through the noise.
Use it to gauge the real state of the crypto market.
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