{"id":51074,"date":"2025-10-04T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=51074"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:01:47","slug":"latest-crypto-market-news-today-october-4-confusing-weekend-as-btc-eth-xrp-strong-against-usd-altcoin-season-index-going-up-but-btc-dominance-up-to-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=51074","title":{"rendered":"Latest Crypto Market News Today, October 4: Confusing Weekend as BTC, ETH, XRP Strong Against USD, Altcoin Season Index Going Up, But BTC Dominance Up to 60%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The market is painting a confusing image. Today, BTC and ETH have rallied strongly this week and are capturing every news headline this \u201cUptober\u201d, while tension mounts as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher, even as BTC USD remains supreme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The headline<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/latest-crypto-market-news-today-october-3-btc-usd-still-the-hottest-pair-but-xrp-sol-eth-catching-up-while-bnb-blasts-ath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0numbers<\/a> are hard to ignore as the BTC USD pair gained sharply, closing at its ATH, while the ETH USD pair followed with conviction, but barely pushed above $4,500. Still, with BTC dominance brushing close to 60\u202f%, the tug\u2011of\u2011war between majors and alts remains intense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4\" data-coin-id=\"bitcoin\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_68e0fcaa284a4-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Across crypto news today, the dominant narrative is strength in top pairs. As seen in CoinGecko, BTC USD climbed roughly 11-12% over the week, while ETH USD mirrored that momentum with the same gain percentage. These have outpaced many altcoins, which is why the altcoin season index is only gradually rising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291501\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coingecko.jpg\" alt=\"Today, BTC and ETH have rallied and are in every news headline, while there is tension as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coingecko.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coingecko-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coingecko-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coingecko-50x20.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013 <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Crypto Gains, CoinGecko<\/strong><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the derivatives front, funding rates for both BTC-USD and ETH-USD remain in positive territory, as buying pressure increasing. Liquidations remain relatively muted, well below earlier market extremes, which has lent stability to both pairs. That said, BTC dominance remains around 59-60%, limiting the room for many altcoins to break away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291502\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-BTCD-Tradingview.jpg\" alt=\"Today, BTC and ETH have rallied and are in every news headline, while there is tension as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-BTCD-Tradingview.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-BTCD-Tradingview-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-BTCD-Tradingview-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-BTCD-Tradingview-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013 <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/1YM1GbAn\/?symbol=CRYPTOCAP%3ABTC.D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>BTC.D, TradingView<\/strong><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coin-icos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Best Meme Coin ICOs to Invest in\u00a0 Today<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Crypto Altcoin Season Index Climbs as News on BTC USD &amp; ETH USD Surge, But BTC Dominance Looms Over Alt Hopes Today<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The altcoin season index has inched upward to sit near 65\u201370 in recent sessions, a perfect sign for alt rotation. Yet even with that rise, today, crypto still points to underlying rigidity as <\/p>\n<style>\n\t.cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n\t\tstroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p>\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\" data-id=\"bitcoin\" id=\"coin_widget_id_68e0fcaa37546\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\" data-id=\"bitcoin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \" style=\"background:#efefef;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\" data-id=\"bitcoin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crypto-icons\/bitcoin.svg\" alt=\"Bitcoin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-label \">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\">BTC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\">$122,331.20<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend  positive\">1.71%<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \" data-id=\"bitcoin\" style=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crypto-icons\/bitcoin.svg\" alt=\"Bitcoin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\">BTC<\/span><br 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'100%', 'height': '100%'});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsvg.attr('preserveAspectRatio', 'xMidYMid meet');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" alt=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow sponspored sponsored\" class=\"cwp-coin-custom-link\" style=\"color:#000000; background: #81d742; padding: \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy with Best Wallet\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t continues to outperform most rivals, and dominance figures maintain pressure on breakout potential as much as most news saying an alt season is coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291503\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coinglass-altindex.jpg\" alt=\"Today, BTC and ETH have rallied and are in every news headline, while there is tension as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coinglass-altindex.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coinglass-altindex-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coinglass-altindex-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Coinglass-altindex-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013 <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/pro\/i\/alt-coin-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Altcoin Season Index, Coinglass<\/strong><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From a liquidity perspective, DefiLlama reports that total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has seen modest growth, led by <\/p>\n<style>\n\t.cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n\t\tstroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p>\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\" data-id=\"ethereum\" id=\"coin_widget_id_68e0fcaa3770c\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\" data-id=\"ethereum\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \" style=\"background:#efefef;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\" data-id=\"ethereum\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crypto-icons\/ethereum.svg\" alt=\"Ethereum\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-label \">Ethereum<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\">ETH<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\">$4,498.70<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend  positive\">0.49%<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \" data-id=\"ethereum\" style=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crypto-icons\/ethereum.svg\" alt=\"Ethereum\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\">Ethereum<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\">ETH<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-title\">Price<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-value\">$4,498.70<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend positive\">0.49% \/24h<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-title\">Volume in 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\/>\n\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t and\/or EVM chains. Increasing deposits and usage on Ethereum L1\/L2 protocols are tilting the balance in favor of its USD dominance in the DeFi narrative. Meanwhile, stablecoin supply caps across the ecosystem have expanded, another sign of the start of altcoin season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291504\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Defillama.jpg\" alt=\"Today, BTC and ETH have rallied and are in every news headline, while there is tension as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Defillama.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Defillama-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Defillama-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crypto-News-Today-BTC-ETH-USD-ALTCOIN-SEASON-INDEX-Defillama-50x17.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013 <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>TVL, Defillama<\/strong><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The altcoin season index is bullish, and derivatives metrics, such as perpetual volume and open interest, are rapidly increasing. Yet so far, structural concentrations (TVL skewed toward ETH ecosystems, BTC\u2019s valuation power) are keeping the alt rally suppressed. The index rise and BTC dominance near 60\u202f% exist side by side, forming the core tension in major crypto news today.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will altseason start in December <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/2753.png\" alt=\"\u2753\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>According to optimists on Twitter and the classic &#8220;market cycle psychology&#8221; chart, December is when the market enters the Thrill phase, and in January comes Euphoria \u2014 the peak of altseason and endless multipliers.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;market cycle\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AyxKKoOdZO\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AyxKKoOdZO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 baZOOka (@baZOOka_trading) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baZOOka_trading\/status\/1974397921568116925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In sum, BTC USD and ETH USD are doing the heavy lifting at this stage, while the altcoin season index points to latent potential. What happens next hinges on dominance trending materially lower and liquidity dispersing more evenly. Markets are poised as alts wait for a run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/visit\/maxidoge?transfer=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><strong>EXPLORE MAXI HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow\"><b>Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-live-articles-list\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-updates-container\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-no-updates\">\n<p>There are no live updates available yet. Please check back soon!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/latest-crypto-market-news-today-october-4-confusing-weekend-as-btc-eth-xrp-strong-against-usd-altcoin-season-index-going-up-but-btc-dominance-up-to-60\/\">Latest Crypto Market News Today, October 4: Confusing Weekend as BTC, ETH, XRP Strong Against USD, Altcoin Season Index Going Up, But BTC Dominance Up to 60%<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The market is painting a confusing image. Today, BTC and ETH have rallied strongly this week and are capturing every news headline this \u201cUptober\u201d, while tension mounts as the crypto altcoin season index pushes higher, even as BTC USD remains supreme. 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