
CryptoQuant data shows $215B entered altcoins in 72 hours, pushing market cap above $1T. Altcoin Season Index at 49, still far from 75 threshold.
Roughly $215 billion moved into altcoins over the three days through August 22, pushing the total market cap of non-Bitcoin crypto assets back above $1 trillion, according to crypto market analysis from CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost.
The 24% surge followed President Donald Trump's August 19 announcement that the U.S. government plans to buy Bitcoin on a large scale. Trump also called on Congress to advance the CLARITY Act, a bill designed to set clearer rules for digital assets.
CryptoQuant data showed that 56% of altcoins listed on Binance have recovered their 200-day moving average. Before the move, roughly 80-85% of those coins had been trading below that level since November 2025, Darkfost said.
The Altcoin Season Index, which measures whether altcoins outperform Bitcoin, sits at 49. The standard threshold for declaring an altseason is 75. At 49, the index suggests the rally has not shifted relative performance in a decisive way.
Sustained rotation depends on a decline in Bitcoin dominance, which has not materialized. The legislative path for the CLARITY Act remains unclear.
The index ended the three-day period at 49, well below the 75 level typically used to mark the start of an altseason. For context on Bitcoin's role, see the Bitcoin (BTC) profile.
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