Do you see this pattern happening again? Let me explain how the altseason usually starts.

In 2021, we saw this happen very clearly. Musk pumped DOGE 10x in just a few days. Meanwhile, liquidity was leaving other coins. Then SOL started to rise as well. And a few days later? Boom, the altcoins really exploded.

Now in 2025, the story is repeating itself in an interesting way. TRUMP shot up 7000% in one day. And SOL? Rising again. Seriously, it’s like a movie we’ve already seen. The question is: are we on the same path to a new altseason?

For those unfamiliar, altseason is basically when altcoins start gaining ground relative to Bitcoin. Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano, Litecoin... all these alternative coins experience much larger increases than usual.

The first significant altseason was in 2017. Bitcoin’s dominance dropped more than 45% between February and June of that year. That opened space for other cryptos to explode. And since then, we see this pattern repeating, always with different intensities and timing.

There are some signals that help identify when an altseason is beginning. If 75% of the top 50 altcoins have performed better in the last 90 days, then we can say that altseason is happening. Also, keep an eye on Bitcoin’s dominance (which is around 55.78% right now), the total market cap of altcoins, and the overall market sentiment.

The point is: altseason isn’t just luck. It’s a pattern that repeats because the crypto market follows quite predictable cycles. Liquidity moves, narratives change, and suddenly that coin that was sleeping starts to fly.

If you’re following this here on Gate, it’s a good time to be alert to the movements. Stories repeat in crypto, but each cycle brings different opportunities.