{"id":94989,"date":"2026-03-06T11:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94989"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:40:20","slug":"altcoin-plunge-sets-new-low-since-ftx-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/altcoin-plunge-sets-new-low-since-ftx-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Altcoin Plunge Sets New Low Since FTX Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 38% of altcoins have neared historical lows. The sector&#8217;s situation is reportedly worse than after the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/greed-and-recklessness-why-the-ftx-collapse-is-being-likened-to-the-2008-crisis\">collapse<\/a> of the FTX exchange, according to an analyst known as Darkfost.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">38% of Altcoins Near ATL, Worse Than the Post-FTX Period<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis metric shows how much altcoins are still under pressure. In fact, this represents the largest regression of altcoins observed during this cycle.\u201d \u2013 By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Darkfost_Coc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Darkfost_Coc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/chtaz1mHdZ\">pic.twitter.com\/chtaz1mHdZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/2028740883588243868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to him, investors are avoiding risks. Liquidity is shifting from the crypto market to stocks and commodities. Alternative coins are bearing the brunt and losing market share. <\/p>\n<p>The price decline is accompanied by waning interest in these assets. Data from the analytical platform <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/2028935325490295021\">Santiment<\/a> indicates that mentions of altcoins on social media have hit a two-year low. Global Google search volumes have dropped to an annual low of 4 out of a possible 100 points.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9eb70c4f0f48d147-8002350123723229-1024x300.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026-03-06 104444\" class=\"wp-image-276318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9eb70c4f0f48d147-8002350123723229-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9eb70c4f0f48d147-8002350123723229-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9eb70c4f0f48d147-8002350123723229-768x225.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9eb70c4f0f48d147-8002350123723229-1536x450.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9eb70c4f0f48d147-8002350123723229.png 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/explore?q=altcoins&#038;date=today%201-y&#038;geo=Worldwide\">Google Trends<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Axis platform co-founder Jimmy Xue <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/38-altcoins-near-all-time-lows\">explained<\/a> the situation as a &#8220;liquidity outflow.&#8221; He noted that due to a capital shortage, even minor market sentiment shifts trigger mass sell-offs. <\/p>\n<p>Xue added that altcoins lack institutional support and the &#8220;digital gold&#8221; status that provides Bitcoin with resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the capital outflow, Darkfost remains optimistic. The analyst emphasized that the best investment opportunities arise during periods of sharp market deterioration.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Santiment experts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoins-correlation-with-stocks-hits-2022-low\">identified<\/a> the crypto market&#8217;s independence from <span data-descr=\"traditional finance\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TradFi<\/span> dynamics as the main condition for a large-scale rally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 38% of altcoins have neared historical lows. The sector&#8217;s situation is reportedly worse than after the collapse of the FTX exchange, according to analyst Darkfost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"38% of altcoins near historical lows, worse than post-FTX, says analyst.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[20,1145],"class_list":["post-94989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-altcoins","tag-market-analysis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"99","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"38% of altcoins near historical lows, worse than post-FTX, says analyst.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94991,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94989\/revisions\/94991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}