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Bitcoins dominance is one of the biggest drivers behind its institutional interest and mainstream adoption. However, in anticipation of an altcoin rally, it was observed that Ethereum and XRPs dominance rose 1.1% and 2.6% respectively, based on data from CoinGeckos report.

Against Bitcoins gradual price rally, Ethereums price increased by over 50% in November and broke $600, for the first time since 2018. These two altcoins stood out with their high trade volume while Bitcoins trade volume on spot exchanges increased by 3.6 Billion or 18.8 % from Nov 1 to the time of writing. Despite a price rally, its dominance was capped at 65.7%, unlike the 2017 rally.

Top 30 cryptocurrencies based on dominance || Source: CoinGecko

The altcoin rally had more drivers and a lack of rapid institutionalization left room for price volatility. These top 2 altcoins ETH and XRP dominated the altcoin rally among the top 10 cryptocurrencies based on market capitalization. The altcoin rally was one that broke several records for ETH, versus other altcoins. Based on data provided, ETH options total open interest is up 50x this year and is edging closer to $1 Billion.

Total ETH options OI || Source: Skew

Whats interesting here is that an altcoin rally has always been examined under the lens of a Bitcoin bull run, however, the current altcoin rally has been more dominant in terms of volatility, responsiveness, and trade volume in comparison to Bitcoins bull run. Other contenders were Litecoin and Chainlink, however, based on market capitalization and trade volume, Ethereum and XRP dominated the altseason and offered double-digit returns on portfolios. Though DeFi gave retail traders a run for their investment, XRP and ETH closed the month with a higher price growth than Bitcoin. Against Bitcoins +42% rally, XRP saw its month-on-month growth skyrocket by +177%.

Top 5 crypto price returns || Source: CoinGecko

Apart from Bitcoin and DeFis top performers, XRP offered 177% returns in November, and that came as a surprise to most traders. Three-digit returns made XRP the top-performer in the altcoin rally and it is likely that the altcoin price rally has increased retail traders interest in HODLing.

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Why Ethereum and XRP dominated the altcoin rally in 2020 - AMBCrypto News