All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: altcoins. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Bitcoin, the most common co-covered peer. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.6 for the same window.
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What the coverage shows about Altcoin Season Index
All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: altcoins. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Bitcoin, the most common co-covered peer. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.6 for the same window. Their average consequence score of 6 runs below the beat's 6.1 for that window. Altcoin Season Index appears in 1 tracked Crypto story from February 19, 2026.
Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
2
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 36 Crypto stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Altcoin Season Index. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has jumped 6 points to reach 35, signaling a potential cooling of Bitcoin dominance and a rotation into smaller-cap assets. While still below the official 'Altcoin Season' threshold, the rapid ascent suggests shifting investor sentiment toward higher-risk tokens.