Key Takeaways
Is Binance leading the altcoin market in 2025?
Yes, new listings on Binance Futures have outperformed every other exchange and previous years.
Is altcoin selling pressure easing?
Yes, inflows to Binance dropped from 22,800 to 13,500 transactions, indicating reduced selling pressure.
Binance [BNB] is dominating the 2025 altcoin market as its new token listings outperform rivals. A sharp drop in altcoin inflows to the exchange means selling pressure may be easing, and a market recovery could follow.
Binance’s new listings take the lead
Source: X
Altcoins listed on Binance Futures in the past 90 days posted stronger gains than those from previous years.
Source: X
Recent data showed that Binance’s new listings have also outperformed every other exchange so far this year. This is an obvious sign of the platform’s growing influence on the altcoin market.
On top of that, inflow activity to Binance declined sharply, reinforcing the trend.
Altcoin inflows drop
Altcoin inflows to Binance fell to around 13,500 transactions (7-day moving average), down sharply from more than 22,800 in previous weeks.
Source: CryptoQuant
The decline meant a slowdown in deposits to major exchanges, including Coinbase and OKX.
For the uninitiated, transfers to exchanges often indicate plans to sell or take profits. This means the drop in inflows points to easing selling pressure across the market.
The trend proves that investors are holding rather than offloading their altcoins, creating conditions that have previously coincided with periods of stabilization or recovery in the market.
Altseason still in early stages as Bitcoin dominance holds
Source: CoinGlass
The Altcoin Season Index was at 45 at press time. The market had clearly not yet entered a full altseason.
Source: TradingView
Meanwhile, Bitcoin dominance [BTC.D] remained high at around 59%, which meant traders still favor BTC over broader alts exposure.
Binance’s new listings are performing strongly, and selling pressure is easing. Despite this, altcoins are only just starting to gain traction.
With Bitcoin maintaining the lead, the abovementioned setup is a sign of an early-stage rotation. Alts are growing in strength, but a full-scale altcoin cycle is yet to take hold.
