Bitcoin Grabs 64% Market Share in 2025
Bitcoin has control of 64% of the cryptocurrency market now, which is a full 9 points higher than what it started off 2025 with.
Quick overview
- Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading between $106K and $107K, nearing its record high of $111,970.
- In 2025, Bitcoin's market share in decentralized finance has increased to 64%, a nine-point rise from the previous year.
- Despite Bitcoin's success, the overall cryptocurrency market has lost $300 billion in value, leaving many altcoins struggling.
- Market trends indicate that while Bitcoin continues to thrive, thousands of lesser-known coins are stagnating on 'ghost chains.'
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As Bitcoin (BTC) hovers between $106K and $107K, near its record high, the token continues to take the market share away from other altcoins.
2025 has marked the year Bitcoin set a new high at $111,970 (BTC/USD), but the coin has done more than that. It has also increased its total market share of the decentralized finance market, increasing to 64%, which is a nine-point increase in this year alone.
Bitcoin’s Market Domination
Looking back at Bitcoin’s market share over the years, the last time its share was this high was back in 2021, when there were hundreds fewer coins to compete with. Even though the market is now saturated with competitors, the majority of them are doing poorly, experiencing steep losses in 2025 despite having a pro-crypto President in the White House.
In 2025 alone, the overall cryptocurrency market has lost $300 billion in value. That means that a lot of coins that have only been around for a couple years or even a few months have been left floundering at the bottom of the pile. Investors may know about the high profile coins that crash and burn, like the Hawk Tuah (HAWK) coin that was at the center of a pump and dump controversy. For every coin of that magnitude, there are dozens more that come and go with hardly a whimper or a news article written about them.
The co-founder of the Zodia Market trading platform, Nick Philpott, says that these coins are “Just going to die.” He says that many coins will gather dust and make no impact on the market.
Disturbing Market Trends
What we used to see with the cryptocurrency market is that Bitcoin would rise and pull up the rest of the market with it. As Bitcoin climbed in November after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency, much of the crypto market surged as well. That has not been the case recently.
As 2025 has progressed, Bitcoin has managed to set new record highs and retain much of its gains, but the remainder of the market has not done so well. Ethereum, which is the second-highest ranking crypto coin, is about 50% below its all-time high. That coin surged recently as an update was made to the token’s ecosystem, but it was not enough to propel ETH back up to its record highs.
Thousands of crypto coins are gathering dust right now, left to do nothing on what are known as “ghost chains.” Before 2025 is up, we may see thousands more in the same state as Bitcoin continues its domination of the market.
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