{"id":108909,"date":"2019-06-25T20:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=108909"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:21:56","slug":"bitcoin-price-12000-ethereum-xrp-litecoin-pairs-decimated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-price-12000-ethereum-xrp-litecoin-pairs-decimated\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin price races past $12,000 as Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin pairs get decimated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin\u2019s<\/a> meteoric rally continues as the price nears $12,000. Meanwhile, altcoin\/BTC pairs\u2014including <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/xrp\/\">XRP<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/litecoin\/\">Litecoin<\/a>\u2014are getting decimated as funds flow into the predominant cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin\u2019s rally continues to accelerate<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin is once again on a tear. After <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-breaches-10000-following-reveal-facebook-libra\/\">breaking $10,000<\/a> just four days ago, the coin is now nearing the $12,000 price level. Reported 24-hour volume is at robust $26 billion compared to the 7-day average trading volume of $20 billion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108914\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-108914\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-1-1024x628.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin Price on TradingView\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-1-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-1.png 1336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tradingview.com\/symbols\/btcusd\">BTC\/USD chart by TradingView<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last time BTC traded at $12,000 was at the end of January of 2018, shortly after the market started to decline from its peak. The year-long bear market followed as prices plummeted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108913\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-108913\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-2-1024x632.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin Price on TradingView 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-2-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-2-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-2-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-2.png 1326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tradingview.com\/symbols\/btcusd\">BTC\/USD chart by TradingView<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Current state of the market<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, Bitcoin dominance, the percentage of overall market capitalization attributed to BTC, is climbing towards its previous two-year high.<\/p>\n<p>During the previous bull market, BTC dominance reached a high of 69.46 percent in December of 2017. It then dropped sharply the following month, falling to 35.11 percent as altcoins underwent their historic eye-popping rally.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108912\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-108912\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-3-1024x630.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin dominance on TradingView\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-3-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-3-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-3-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-3.png 1337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/CRYPTOCAP-BTC.D\/\">BTC Dominance chart by TradingView<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a function of growing dominance, altcoins are depreciating relative BTC, with most major altcoins experiencing single-digit losses in the last 24-hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108931\" style=\"width: 879px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-108931\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/btc-crypto-pairs-879x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Coinbase Pro BTC Pairs\" width=\"879\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/btc-crypto-pairs-879x1024.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/btc-crypto-pairs-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/btc-crypto-pairs-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/btc-crypto-pairs.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coinbase Pro BTC Pairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the top 10 altcoins, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a> lost the least value relative to Bitcoin with the pair only losing 5.0 percent of its value.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin outperforms altcoins<\/h2>\n<p>As a function of growing BTC dominance, Bitcoin has outperformed nearly all altcoins since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last six months, the only top 10 coin to outperform Bitcoin has been <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/litecoin\/\">Litecoin<\/a>\u2014which appears to largely be driven by the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/could-litecoin-overtake-xrp-before-the-halving\/\">upcoming halving<\/a>\u2014with gains of 340.5 percent compared to BTC\u2019s 219.9 percent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108917\" style=\"width: 763px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108917\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-5.png\" alt=\"Top 10 cryptocurrencies by CryptoWat.ch\" width=\"763\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-5.png 763w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-5-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptowat.ch\/\">Top 20 coins by Cryptowatch<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the top 20 altcoins, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ontology\/\">Ontology<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/neo\/\">NEO<\/a> have also outperformed Bitcoin over the last six months, with gains of 455.2 and 252.0 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Altcoin season on the horizon?<\/h2>\n<p>Historically, altcoins do not peak until Bitcoin finishes its rally. During the 2017 bull market, the altcoins more <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/analyzing-bitcoins-historical-dominance-over-the-crypto-market-will-btc-continue-to-dominate\/\">closely correlated<\/a> with BTC\u2014Litecoin and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin-cash\/\">Bitcoin Cash<\/a>\u2014peaked in December shortly after Bitcoin. Ethereum and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/xrp\/\">XRP<\/a> followed in January.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108919\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108919 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-6-1-1024x437.png\" alt=\"Coin dominance on CoinMarketCap\" width=\"1024\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-6-1-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-6-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-6-1-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bitcoin-12k-6-1.png 1416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relative coin prices are directly linked to dominance. Chart by <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/products\/coinmarketcap\">CoinMarketCap<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From Dec. 1 to their peak, Litecoin went from $82.7 to $368.7\u2014an increase of 346 percent. Bitcoin Cash saw a similar rally, going from $1,254 to $3,992\u2014gains of 218 percent.<\/p>\n<p>For coins that peaked in January, Ethereum went from $425 to $1,417\u2014an increase of 233 percent. Finally, XRP\u2019s range was the most impressive, going from $0.224 to $3.29 for gains of 1,369 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Although many professional crypto traders doubt the resurgence of \u201calt season\u201d during this bull market, others are converting their Bitcoin positions into altcoins in anticipation of another round of outsized gains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s meteoric rally continues as the price nears $12,000. Meanwhile, altcoin\/BTC pairs\u2014including Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin\u2014are getting decimated as funds flow into the predominant cryptocurrency. Bitcoin\u2019s rally continues to accelerate Bitcoin is once again on a tear. After breaking $10,000 just four days ago, the coin is now nearing the $12,000 price level. Reported 24-hour [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":108920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,15323],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin price races past $12,000 as Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin pairs get decimated<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitcoin\u2019s meteoric rally continues as the price nears $12,000. 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