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Bitcoin dominance hits 58% amid altcoin, stock market bloodbath

Bitcoin dominance has notched a new yearly high amid a brutal Ethereum-led sell-off.

Bitcoin dominance — the ratio of Bitcoin’s market capitalization to the rest of crypto — has notched a new yearly high of 58% amid a crypto and stock market tumble.

Bitcoin's (BTC) dominance briefly touched 58.1% in the early hours of Aug. 5 amid a sudden sell-off that saw Ether drop as far as 18% in two hours, while BTC fell 10% in the same time frame. 

IG Markets analyst Tony Sycamore told Cointelegraph that the drawdown serves as a reminder that Bitcoin and crypto assets more broadly sit very much at the “pointy end” of the risk asset spectrum.

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