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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData reveals weakest two-week trading stretch for Bitcoin and major altcoins since last year, as range-bound prices continued to dominate.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The markets failed to see a year-end rally or a notable uptick in December. Bitcoin and other crypto assets have ended the year quietly, as investors showed less appetite for risk and avoided aggressive buying.<\/p>\n
Top altcoins, especially, have lost significant momentum despite similar year-end conditions.<\/p>\n
Santiment said<\/a> crypto trading activity has slowed sharply in the final weeks of 2025, as prices remain range-bound and holiday season distractions keep traders away. According to the analytics firm, Bitcoin and major altcoins are experiencing their weakest two-week trading stretch since the same period last year, and no major volatility catalyst appears to be in sight. However, the analytics firm pointed out a crucial difference from 2024.<\/p>\n At that time, Ethereum and altcoins such as Solana, Cardano, and Dogecoin still showed strong engagement. However, these assets are now recording less than half of their previous weekly trading volumes.<\/p>\n SOL, for one, remained unchanged over the past month and was trading at $126. Solana ETFs, in contrast, have seen notable inflows recently. Lookonchain found<\/a> that these funds saw a one-day net increase of 36,533 SOL, recording $4.6 million, while a seven-day net gain stood at 87,667 SOL, which is around $11.05 million. This positive momentum indicates that institutional investor appetite remains intact despite the underperformance in spot prices.<\/p>\n ADA, on the other hand, lost 8% during the same period after falling from $0.417 to $0.349.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the OG meme coin, DOGE, also shared a similar fate after declining by almost 10% monthly as it trades near $0.122. Amidst signs of continued weakness, technical patterns like a death cross and head-and-shoulders depict further declines toward $0.08. Experts say<\/a> that investor interest in the investment vehicle appears low, and declining futures open interest adds to the bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n Altseason never really arrived<\/a> in 2025. Despite occasional spikes in individual coins, the altcoin market, as a whole, lacked the momentum seen in previous cycles. Many major assets even struggled to gain traction against Bitcoin.<\/p>\n This has dashed hopes of market watchers such as \u2018Rekt Fencer,\u2019 who believes<\/a> that 2026 could witness a major altcoin season. According to the tweet, altcoins are currently near a macro bottom against BTC, and the dominance of \u201cOthers\u201d is sitting at levels seen during previous alt rallies in 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n The analyst also pointed out that a dominance range of 12-13% historically indicates the start of a strong altcoin run, while 18-20% dominance has coincided with the largest alt seasons.<\/p>\nYou may also like:<\/h3>\n
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