ETH hits $2600 for first time in 7 months.

[DanWalker]

What about Zcash then? Done a 25x this year while bitcoin has just gone down and sideways

ZEC, some privacycoin and Hype are among the alts that have gone up this year despite BTC trending down. But those are pretty rare cases, and only a handful of alts have managed to do that. Most of the rest still move with Bitcoin.

Just look at the past few days. After that strong run up, Bitcoin is starting to cool off and as you can see, ETH and most altcoins are back in the red.

The overall market trend is still driven by BTC, not anyone else.

[dwyane36]

What about Zcash then? Done a 25x this year while bitcoin has just gone down and sideways

ZEC, some privacycoin and Hype are among the alts that have gone up this year despite BTC trending down. But those are pretty rare cases, and only a handful of alts have managed to do that. Most of the rest still move with Bitcoin.

Just look at the past few days. After that strong run up, Bitcoin is starting to cool off and as you can see, ETH and most altcoins are back in the red.

The overall market trend is still driven by BTC, not anyone else.

Yep, for the most part, altcoins tend to follow the trend set by BTC. In this regard, ZEC and HYPE can be considered exceptions. In fact, investors who put money into these altcoins earlier this year were able not only to weather the peak of the bear market but also to turn a profit.

[New Judgement]

What about Zcash then? Done a 25x this year while bitcoin has just gone down and sideways

Have you forgotten that bitcoin is not always in the bullish season? Bitcoin a coin that observes seasons, and right now bitcoin is in the bear season, so you don’t expect that the prices will keep performing well all year. If bitcoin hasn’t performed well this year, it is justifiable, because bitcoin is in a bear season. Also the coin that has don 25x this year, can it sustain that tempo for long if bitcoin don’t move along with it? Besides we have always longed for a market were the Altcoins will perform independently without relying on bitcoin price movements. If that is happening already, then it is a big win for all Altcoins investors.

[Fordsmith]

Might be good for alts, but I wouldn't hype up a few months of ETH beating BTC too much. We've seen this happen plenty of times and then just fade out. I'd rather wait and see if it actually lasts."