Altcoins Showing Strong Potential Ahead of the Monthly Close—Will This Trigger an AltSeason?

Ever since Bitcoin plunged below $90,000, it has been struggling to reclaim those levels

This reduction is critical. Stablecoins act as the primary liquidity fuel for altcoin speculation. When their supply contracts instead of expanding, it suggests capital is leaving risk assets rather than rotating within crypto. In parallel, growing allocations toward gold and silver point to a broader risk-off rotation. Until stablecoin market caps stabilize and begin expanding again, the conditions required for a sustained altseason remain structurally weak.

Can We Expect an Altseason in 2026?

Current market conditions continue to reflect softening momentum across altcoins, contracting stablecoin liquidity, and a broader rotation toward defensive assets. Together, these factors do not support the kind of sustained, broad-based rally typically associated with a full altseason.

Adding to this view, Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, has highlighted the ongoing FOMO-driven rally in gold and silver as a key force diverting liquidity away from crypto markets. According to Lee, this rotation has acted as a temporary ceiling on crypto upside. However, he also notes that once momentum in traditional safe-haven assets fades, capital could rotate back aggressively into Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Even so, a liquidity shift back into crypto would not automatically trigger a classic altseason. Instead, 2026 is more likely to see selective, rotation-driven rallies. Here, only certain altcoins demonstrate strong bullish phases at intermittent intervals rather than a synchronised market-wide surge.

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