{"id":375236,"date":"2025-02-25T22:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/altseason-on-the-brink-can-ethereum-hold-the-crucial-2600-barrier-analyst-weighs-in-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T23:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:43:22","slug":"altseason-on-the-brink-can-ethereum-hold-the-crucial-2600-barrier-analyst-weighs-in-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/altseason-on-the-brink-can-ethereum-hold-the-crucial-2600-barrier-analyst-weighs-in-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Altseason on the brink: Can Ethereum hold the crucial $2,600 barrier? \u2013 Analyst weighs in &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"single-post-author\">\n<div class=\"single-post-author-top\">\n<p>Journalist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-post-date updated\">Posted: <time class=\"post-date updated\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-25\">February 25, 2025<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-02-25 5:44 pm\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ETH\u2019s plunged to $2.3K as crypto extended losses in February.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Altcoins remained capped amid increased BTC dominance.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 25th February, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/ethereum-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum [ETH]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plunged further to $2.3K, cracking below the $2.6K threshold, which crypto analyst Ali Martinez projected could \u2018cancel altcoin season.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per Martinez\u2019s <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ali_charts\/status\/1894041506144522421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a dip below the Ethereum\u2019s long-term ascending channel would signal a break in ETH\u2019s market structure and weigh on the altcoin market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAltseason will be canceled if #Ethereum $ETH fails to hold $2,600!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_470221\" style=\"width: 2410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season.jpeg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470221\" class=\"wp-image-470221 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Ethereum\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season.jpeg 2400w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-1024x649.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-768x487.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-1536x974.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-2048x1299.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-1200x761.jpeg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470221\" class=\"wp-image-470221 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season.jpeg\" alt=\"Ethereum\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season.jpeg 2400w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-1024x649.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-768x487.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-1536x974.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-2048x1299.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Altcoin-season-1200x761.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Altcoin season status<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past 24 hours, the altcoin market shed an extra $160B in market cap after dropping from $1.28 trillion to $1.12 trillion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since last December\u2019s peak, the altcoin segment has lost over $590 billion amid persistent bearish pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470226\" style=\"width: 1059px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470226\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470226\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Ethereum\" width=\"1049\" height=\"456\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433.png 1049w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433-768x334.png 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470226\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470226\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433.png\" alt=\"Ethereum\" width=\"1049\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433.png 1049w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-124433-768x334.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CoinMarketCap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even the ETH\/BTC ratio, one of the indicators of the altcoin momentum using ETH\u2019s performance as the barometer, was yet to record a decisive bottom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ratio has dropped 68% to levels last seen five years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470230\" style=\"width: 1845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470230\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470230\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Ethereum Altseason\" width=\"1835\" height=\"853\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48.png 1835w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-1200x558.png 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470230\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470230\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48.png\" alt=\"Ethereum Altseason\" width=\"1835\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48.png 1835w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETHBTC_2025-02-25_12-55-48-1200x558.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ETH\/BTC ratio, TradingView<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the slight bounce in late 2024, which boosted the November altcoin pump, the indicator has not seen a strong relief rally again in 2025. This could dent altseason expectations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, CryptoQuant\u2019s Ki Young Ju <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kate_young_ju\/status\/1894259739782951028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that large players\u2019 addresses with $10K-100K ETH, surged 24% in the past year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, with a cost basis of $2,199, ETH\u2019s sustained recovery could depend on price holding above $2.2K.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, the altcoin season index was at 31, suggesting it was a firm BTC season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470234\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470234\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470234\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Ethereum altseason\" width=\"1260\" height=\"606\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204.png 1260w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-1200x577.png 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470234\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470234\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204.png\" alt=\"Ethereum altseason\" width=\"1260\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204.png 1260w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-131204-1200x577.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-470234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Blockchain Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, BTC dominance surged over 2% from 60% to 62% over the past week, which could cap altcoin recovery prospects in the short term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprisingly, some altcoin outliers saw double-digit gains despite the overall bearish pressure. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/calculator\/profit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Story [IP]<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/maker-price-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Maker [MKR]<\/a>, <span class=\"s2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/sei-network-price-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Sei [SEI]<\/a><\/span>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/altcoins-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Berachain[BERA]<\/a>, were amongst the top <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/crypto-market-weekly-review-23-february\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weekly performers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Raydium\u2019s RAY was the worst hit, down 46%, with additional pressure from Pumpfun launching its automated market maker (AMM) for its graduated tokens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"next-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/bonk-could-crash-25-as-support-breaks-heres-why\/\" rel=\"prev\" 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