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The ETH/BTC ratio has reached its lowest point compared to previous cycles, signaling a broader shift in market dynamics.
While Bitcoin’s price continues to trend downward, its dominance in the general crypto market has, in contrast, surpassed 56%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is down 11% from its most recent all-time high. According to data from Glassnode, the level of dominance that Bitcoin is now displaying was previously observed earlier in April this year.
Notably, however, this dominance level was last observed consistently in April 2021. Such a gap indicates a critical shift in market dynamics.
As a result of Bitcoin’s increasing dominance, the Ethereum to Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio has been decreasing. Current trade ratings are at 0.052, down 2% year to date, signaling Ethereum’s underperformance relative to Bitcoin. The current cycle’s performance trends negative, making it the least conducive cycle for Ethereum returns in Bitcoin.
The current ETH/BTC ratio hovering at 0.052 reveals interesting patterns since the previous cycle’s low, observed in June 2022, when the ratio dropped to 0.054 and briefly below 0.05. By comparison, the September 2019 ratio for ETH/BTC was at 0.016. This means that Ethereum has underperformed against Bitcoin since at least the 2022 cycle. For context, Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin by over 200% in prior cycles.
Ethereum’s underperformance in the current cycle may be attributed to various factors, such as the growing competition from other smart contract platforms, the delayed implementation of key upgrades like sharding, and the increasing regulatory scrutiny faced by the crypto industry as a whole.
Such a trend highlights a consistent decline in Ethereum’s relative performance across cycles, raising questions about the consequences and future dynamics between the two largest market cap cryptos.
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