According to a CoinGecko report for the first quarter of 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) has shown better performance compared to altcoins. Strategies for adjustment in the second quarter are suggested.

In the first quarter, the cryptocurrency market fell by $633 to reach 39.63, with a drop in trading volume for both centralized and decentralized exchanges. Bitcoin’s market dominance rose to 59.1%, though it underperformed compared to gold and US bonds over the quarter. After starting 2025 on a positive note, the crypto market experienced substantial losses by the end of the first quarter. The latest quarterly report from CoinGecko indicates that the market capitalization fell by 18.6%, which translates to a decrease of $633.5 billion. Among the tokens, Bitcoin emerged as the top performer. Its market share reached 59.1%, the highest it has been since early 2021, as investors moved away from riskier tokens such as TerraUSD and Luna. In the past year, Bitcoin experienced a reduction of 10.3% in its market share, whereas Ethereum fell to a market share of 7.9%, its lowest point in five years. Conversely, Bitcoin initially soared above $100,000 in January but decreased to $82,514 by the end of the first quarter, marking a decline of 210%. Nonetheless, Bitcoin outperformed the Nasdaq Composite, which fell by 216.3% over the same timeframe. Nonetheless, it lagged behind gold, which increased by 25.4%, and U.S. Treasuries, which saw gains due to conflicts and shifts in monetary policy. Source: CoinGecko. Additionally, Ethereum (ETH), which had performed remarkably at a level of 240.7, has since lost all the gains from that period. Nonetheless, the overall value locked in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector across various blockchains dropped to $211.4 billion, reflecting a decline of 239.6%.