Over 40% of Altcoins Near All-Time Lows, Worse Than Last Bear Market

More than 40% of altcoins are trading at or near their all-time lows as of March 30, 2026, according to data shared by analyst Darkfost. The scale of the drawdown is now bigger than what was seen during the last bear market, raising new concerns about liquidity and demand across the sector.

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• More than 40% of altcoins are trading at or near their all-time lows as of March 30, 2026, according to data shared by analyst Darkfost.
• The scale of the drawdown is now bigger than what was seen during the last bear market, raising new concerns about liquidity and demand across the sector.
• Altcoins Are Struggling In a post on X, Darkfost noted that pressure on altcoins has increased to much heavier levels than earlier in the current cycle, with over 40% of them going close to record…
• Per the analyst, a combination of macroeconomic stress and structural issues within the crypto markets caused the weakness.

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the resulting instability in the traditional market have also put more pressure on risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.
• At the same time, Darkfost blamed the growing number of tokens in the market, which they estimated at more than 47 million, including around 22 million on Solana, over 18 million on Base, and about…
• According to them, that increase led to a dilution of liquidity, as it had to be spread across a wider set of assets, leaving smaller tokens with little, if any, trading activity and weaker price…
• Darkfost’s assessment mirrors that of fellow analyst Wise Crypto, who had earlier pointed out that the total market cap for altcoins had dropped below $1 trillion, with the likes of Ethereum…

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• economic events, including the March Jobs Report and Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech.
• Both have moved crypto prices in the past, and with sentiment low and altcoins under pressure not seen before in this cycle, market participants will be closely watching this coming week.
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