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Altcoin liquidity is drying up as capital consolidates into Bitcoin-focused ETFs and DAT-style treasuries, leaving most non-blue-chip tokens exposed to thinner books and harsher speculative boom–bust cycles. Summary CryptoQuant’s CEO says months of falling volume and shallow order books show structural liquidity exhaustion across the altcoin sector, while Bitcoin dominance climbs with macro uncertainty.​ Regulated Bitcoin ETFs and DAT companies accumulating BTC act as primary inflow channels, attracting institutional money that bypasses long-tail tokens entirely.​ Only a handful of assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana retain deep liquidity, while altcoins without real external demand increasingly depend on fragile speculative flows. Liquidity in the altcoin market is rapidly shrinking as capital concentrates around Bitcoin-focused products and institutional investment vehicles, according to an analysis from CryptoQuant’s chief executive officer. The altcoin sector is showing structural signs of liquidity exhaustion following months of declining volume and thinning order books, the CEO stated. The shift is tied to consolidation of capital around assets and instruments that provide regulatory clarity and institutional accessibility, according to the analysis. Altcoins continue to lose ground as Bitcoin tumbles Two categories continue attracting consistent inflows, the CEO noted: crypto-backed exchange-traded funds and digital asset treasury (DAT) companies accumulating crypto reserves. Both represent regulated and scalable channels for capital to enter the crypto ecosystem, according to the report. ETFs allow traditional investors to access digital assets without managing wallets or custody, while DAT companies operate similar to MicroStrategy by using Bitcoin or other assets as part of their treasury strategy, the analysis stated. These channels create new inflows rather than recycling existing liquidity, according to CryptoQuant. The liquidity problem stems from several converging factors, the CEO said. Institutional capital prefers regulated products like ETFs, while retail inflows remain far lower compared to previous cycles. Memecoin speculation absorbs attention but not…

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