It's now February 2026, and the market is really quite miserable. BTC has recently dropped from over 70,000 dollars, hitting a low of just above 60,000, and is now barely hovering around 70,000 (futures data shows fluctuations between 70k-71k). Don't even mention ETH, it's seen days below 2,000, and the overall altcoin market is bloodied, with many coins starting from -50% or even -80%. Are altcoins still worth buying? Brothers, don't rush to all in, and don't just run away. To put it bluntly, the current market is not like the 2021 madness where 'air coins all took off', nor is it the complete silence of 2022; it's a stage of **BTC dominance + extreme altcoin differentiation**. The Altseason Index (from several mainstream data sources) is currently around 23-39, it’s entirely a Bitcoin Season, and the 75% threshold is far from being achieved, as altcoins are still being drained by BTC.