Altcoin is always the most vulnerable part of the crypto market.

Today's plummet only highlights a truth that anyone entering this market must face: as long as Bitcoin falls even slightly, whether due to a statement from the Fed, a minor macro news item, or simply because of a temporary withdrawal of funds, thousands of altcoins will crash as if all the oxygen has been pulled out. Altcoins do not have independent strength. They cannot stand firm if BTC is not strong. No matter how good the project is, how strong the team is, or how beautiful the roadmap is, the price still completely depends on one single thing: the market sentiment driven by Bitcoin. When BTC rises, altcoins thrive. When BTC remains flat, altcoins weaken. When BTC is red, altcoins panic and plummet. This is not an anomaly, not a “shakeout”, but the core nature of this market. Small-cap coins are even more dangerous. Just a small amount of money leaving the market can cause altcoin prices to fall 20–30% in a few minutes, and with midcap or lowcap coins, a sudden dump of BTC can render the entire technical trend meaningless. Altcoin investors often incur losses not because they analyze projects incorrectly, but because they do not understand that altcoins do not reflect intrinsic value; they reflect the crowd's fear. When sentiment changes, altcoin is the first and strongest to fall. The crypto market has gone through many cycles and the results are always the same: in a bull market, altcoin pumps quickly and creates a feeling of getting rich overnight; but just a correction, dozens of percent of market capitalization are blown away, and 70% of altcoins will never return to their old highs. That is why seasoned traders always look at BTC before looking at any altcoin. Trading altcoins without observing Bitcoin is essentially putting your account at unnecessary risk. And the most dangerous thing is complacency: believing that “this coin is strong”, “this project is solid”, “the community is large”, “big backers” will keep the price stable. No. When BTC plummets, everything becomes meaningless. Altcoin is just a shadow of Bitcoin, and a shadow cannot resist light or darkness. A warning for anyone holding altcoin: remember that altcoin does not die because of bad projects, but dies because of red BTC. Don't go all-in, don't try to catch the bottom while BTC is still falling, don't believe that altcoin will recover like BTC, and never think that you are immune to what the entire market has proven in each cycle. In crypto, understanding this nature is the only thing that keeps you alive. #btc $BTC {spot}(BTCUSDT)