ETH

justcurious3287

And sometimes it's the opposite. Altcoins doing well, BTC and ETH hardly performing. Doesn't mean BTC and ETH are bad. Relax. Buy and hold.

Over_Trip3048

Mine is 70% BTC ( I dca), 20% ETH ( no dca) and 10% in leveraged future trade

Tough-Many-3223

Just look at the ETH to BTC ratio over the years

Prince-Minikid

Just sold some ETH for the first time in 4 years. If it pumps now, you're welcome.

MaximumStudent1839

>  Decentralized technology will almost certainly reshape how global finance operates. Every tech revolution usually meant a significant improvement. For example, the credit card business lets user more readily borrow against their future income. At its core, finance is about facilitating intertemporal trade. It is textbook definition stuff. What reshaping are you thinking about at the first principle level? Crypto critics used to say that much of crypto is just regulation arbitrage. I used to doubt it, but the evidence is becoming alarmingly strong for this case. The trending obsession with the space to fund questionable projects via tokens or ICOs is so evident. All of you hyping up about this narrative of "DeFi revolutionizing finance" are fully responsible for giving a lot of crappy projects so much hype. "Oh, a stable coin chain issuing a credit card is going to trillions." So far, this space's biggest unlock is issuing lindy native assets with a social cult following. Nearly every other DeFi protocol lives off these assets' heartbeat. Aave is stuck on Ethereum because there isn't another token, outside BTC, with a bigger collateral market than ETH. All your "unicorn" perp dexes run off BTC/ETH volume. Should I go on? > not real fundamentals The problem is, this space doesn't want to openly talk about what real fundamentals mean here. It is the lindy social network effect. Few want to talk about it because it is an uncomfortable truth against a lot of your investment thesis.

GoofyGensch

SOL will flip ETH in 5 years

itsadiseaster

By default it is zero. Coinbase reported ETH sale at 4000k with 4000k gain....

Rusty_Charm

The fact is, for the average person who doesn’t enter crypto with at least low 6 figs, the only way you’re going to get life changing gains from this market at this point is by trading. That doesn’t mean that most people won’t lose money trading, but the fact is that the days where you can put 10K into BTC or ETH and walk away for a few years and come back to a 50X are long gone.

BenniBoom707

Yes that’s a solid strategy. No ETH is not going anywhere, most of the industry is built on top of it

madmancryptokilla

ETH is solid..everything is being built on eth

whisperedstate

I think you're conflating two versions of wrapped tokens. For example, on Uniswap, under the hood you need WETH, which is wrapped ETH into an ERC-20 as you said. This is simply a decentralized smart contract on Ethereum. The risk profile here is the exact same as ETH itself given the simplicity of the contract and is just need to interact with DeFi. The OP is talking about wrapped beacon ETH (WBETH) which I think is the Binance version of wrapped ETH used to export to other blockchains (Like WBTC is used on Ethereum). So the risk profile here is different, given that Binance is a third party. This is also how it works for wrapped BTC like WBTC, which also relies on a 3rd party (there's also tBTC, which is a bit more complex, but same principle).

whisperedstate

Why is Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism counted outside of Ethereum? These chains are L2's by definition, as they would stop finalizing if Ethereum stopped finalizing. They also use ETH as their base currency. Seems disingenuous to count Base development as anything but development within Ethereum.

002_timmy

*From the Katana team* hello r/cryptocurrency We’re the team behind katana ( r/katana ). A DeFi-first L2 incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR that shares its revenue with active DeFi users. Purpose‑built for deep liquidity and real yield. We’re back for round two. This time the focus is tokenomics: [KAT, vKAT, and avKAT](https://katana.network/blog/katana-x-aragon-inside-the-vkat-armory). Ask us anything. ⚔️ What this AMA is about **⚔️ KAT. coordination > speculation** to date - no presale. no VCs. no insider unlocks before users. KAT is a coordination tool that lets the community direct where future KAT rewards go across katana’s DeFi ecosystem when locked for vKAT. Gas on katana is ETH. KAT is currently non‑transferable and will become transferable no later than feb 20, 2026, that’s when staking begins. **⚔️ vKAT. lock, vote, earn real yield** If you’re familiar with veTokenomics models, KAT/vKAT is somewhat similar. Lock KAT to get vKAT. vKAT holders vote where future KAT emissions go. vKAT voters earn fees from the DeFu pools they support, and can receive ‘vote incentives’ from DeFi protocols/asset issuers competing for these KAT boosts. vKAT voting rewards can be claimed in the token mix you choose. A set of permissionless relayers exist if you want automated voting. Cooldown + exit fees reward long‑term lockers and mitigate governance games. **key bits people ask about** \- fees flow to the vKAT voters who pointed emissions to those pools \- votes roll over each 2-week epoch until you change them; no need for continuous voting. \- exit design: 45‑day cooldown with a dynamic fee that drops over time. instant exit available at a higher fee. Exit fee is redistributed to remaining vKAT holders. **⚔️ avKAT. liquid, autocompounding vKAT** avKAT is a transferable ERC‑20 wrapper around vKAT. Under the hood it auto‑votes to maximize yield, then autocompounds the voting rewards back into more vKAT. Over time the avKAT:KAT exchange rate increases to reflect the compounding. Unwrap avKAT to vKAT any time or trade avKAT on SushiSwap for immediate liquidity. Set it and let the vKAT armory work. **what we’re excited to talk about** * how vKAT gauges work across the chain. why chain‑level ve(3,3) matters * avKAT design. liquidity, auto‑voting, and compounding mechanics * relayers. permissionless strategies, from profit‑max to LP‑aligned voting * CoL and sequencer fees. how the chain owns liquidity and smooths volatility * timelines. what “transferable KAT” unlocks for vKAT and avKAT next who’s answering u/katananetwork, u/ManBearPig9220, u/Routine-Werewolf-293

trippie30

Thoughts on buying BTC and ETH every month 200$ each? Good pension? Will ETH get replaced by other alt chains?

BoringPrinciple2542

You’re comparing a sprinkle to a tsunami. If these people really do have control of the wallets they claim to then they have control of ~10.5% of total supply. Were they to dump all or even a large chunk of that in a short period it would be the largest sell-off BTC has ever experienced. It would also cause an immense crash via liquidating leveraged traders including institutions. This will lead to panic selling and essentially a massive run. All of that and the media attention would generate a ton of publicity and the knowledge that old wallets are crackable going mainstream could cause serious trust issues for the average investor who knows nothing about the differences between different wallet types. That fear could then hamper recovery of BTC and shift new money into alternatives (likely ETH/SOL if I had to guess). We don’t KNOW for a fact that the team truly has control nor what they plan to do. But this has potential to be one of the greatest exploits in history. Pondering the possibilities and having plans isn’t a bad idea.

Commercial_Paper_798

Right now, BTC and ETH. The rest is garbage.

TheDoge420

ETH showing stamina, we’ll see ETH 10k, mark my words

Mediocre-Exchange-86

XRP, ADA, MOG, Bitcoin, ETH are all good choices. I would put these on a watch list and buy whenever they dip. Mog is in a great dip right now.

ieatvegans

4 green ETH days in a row. Can we pull off a 5th, or am I getting too greedy?

DBFargie

Build for the long term. Buy BTC and maybe top alts like ETH and SOL. Memes can be 5% of your portfolio. Maximum. You will almost always lose on them.

biba8163

Tom Lee is CNBC's go to hopium dealer. ETH fell -92% in 2018 to $80 after Tom Lee predicted it was going to $1,900 > On Thursday, Lee also issued price targets for three other digital currencies. He expects ethereum will reach $1,900 by the end of this year, up 90 percent from Thursday’s $1,000 levels. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/fundstrats-tom-lee-is-even-more-bullish-after-crash.html Every single crypto fell -90% or worse in 2018 after Tom Lee said they would outperform BTC > Lee adds in his Thursday report that tactical rotations into other cryptocurrencies in 2018 will likely be opportunities for investors to outperform bitcoin’s gains https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/fundstrats-tom-lee-is-even-more-bullish-after-crash.html BSV fell -92% since Tom Lee and FundStrat shilled it to death and wrote paper outlining why it is such a great investment that they believe will continue to outperform the market because it has utility as the enterprise data layer blockchain. https://youtu.be/xGmjRCXZxI0?t=984

lulepu

General advice: don’t invest in hype coins. Look for quality projects with use case. I would sell and buy ETH, SOL, SUI if I where you.

SFR0001

ETH. I'm too poor for BTC

Equivalent-Donut-179

Top when though? I feel like most people here are talking about before year end 2025 and ETH will definitely get nowhere near $8k in the remaining two months

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; SharpLink Gaming has expanded its Ethereum treasury by purchasing 19,271 ETH worth $78.3 million, increasing its total holdings to over 859,000 ETH valued at $3.6 billion. This move highlights the company's confidence in Ethereum as a strategic asset. Ethereum's price has risen to $4,240, with bullish momentum targeting a breakout above $4,250 toward October highs near $4,730. Corporate treasuries collectively hold 5.98 million ETH, signaling institutional interest in Ethereum amid improving market conditions. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

DryMyBottom

I rather see them producing a decent game instead of accumulating ETH 🙃

DryMyBottom

wrapped ETH and BTC are just “wrapped” into a special token form so it can work like other tokens on the Ethereum network — specifically, ERC-20 tokens**.** Wrapping just makes ETH compatible with DeFi apps and smart contracts.

randomwriteoff

Wrapped BTC and Wrapped ETH aren't stablecoins. Thay are basically representing original coins on another Blockchain. They are just as volatile as the original coins.

30SecondsOverTokyo_

Don't feel so bad. Noobs panic sell. When I frist got into crypto I took up a significant position in ETH @ $200. It went up to $215 or so and I was juiced, then it fairly rapidly went down to $187 and I sold it all (all in the course of a few months) I got back in at $440 and felt like an idiot. Today I feel like less of an idiot. For most retail people (including me) I learned that it is really true that time in the market is more important than timing the market.

Dark_Raiden_

If ETH tops at 5300, then we get a standard bear market, then ETH is a shitcoin that should be treated only as a leverage playground.

morrisdev

Yes. Everyone should. It's not just a bunch of unreliable garbage, it makes 100% of people who don't understand the crypto world believe all of it is a scam. It's infuriating, since I spent a TON of time and money making system changes to allow ETH transactions instead of bank ACH, but the endless fucking meme coin shit made all my clients refuse to work with it.

AsideWild6996

ETH. SOL. CHMB. RYO. COPI. These are my coins and token atm.

mrpoor123

What about ETH?

-crypto2025hold-

The Ethereum Optimism network OP Stack is processing over 80% of all crypto transactions. Everything is built on ETH-Optimism Superchain.

Carpe19717

For an Alt-Season, ETH needs to go up..way up.

hwaite

If a large fraction of market cap is staked, the staking mechanism becomes "too big to fail." If it *does* fail, the underlying token will lose most of its value anyway. Thus, you may as well stake tokens like ETH, for example. Otherwise, you're forfeiting yield for nothing.

rootpl

Oh noes! The guy who invested a lot in ETH is telling us to buy more ETH! I'm shocked! Shocked I tell ya!

mhd-roguewave

Check out ve 3,3 protocols on next generation SCPs like Solana or ETH L2s. They're a way to stake with rewards outside of tokenomic inflation via incentivizing time locks. $aero on base is an example

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Crackorjackzors

He has a direct stake in ETH doing well

Holiday-Inspector323

Lol I'll have to check them out just never heard of em. ETH has been over looked for a while till a few months ago. I know for a fact you aren't making the same gains on BTC as you are on eth over the last 5 years or 2 years. Only the last year if you bought at a good time.

Holiday-Inspector323

Crying is what you'll be doing for not investing in ETH lol

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Astralaryae

Didnt all of ETH eco shit the bed during the liquidation event a couple weeks ago?

fazellnasiri

Historically pretty strong — usually 0.7–0.9, depending on the cycle. ETH tends to follow BTC’s macro direction, just with higher beta. Correlation drops a bit in alt seasons or during major ETH-specific upgrades. Strong enough that ETH rarely moves without BTC — but weak enough for people to pretend it’s decoupling.

fazellnasiri

The difference is CZ sells narratives. I’m pointing out data — ETH’s fundamentals are solid, but it’s still under its 4-year ATH. That’s not hate, it’s observation.🤠🤖🧠

---Truthseeker---

Only someone pure like Vitalik can lead something so big like Ethereum. No ego no self interest, his focus is on improving the world. ETH is currently being onboarded to the world. I shouldn't call you an idiot though.

Right_Landscape3224

I think you’d get a better return from ETH or SOL.

AgnewTheModHamster

I'm bullish on the whole sector as long as Tradfi markets don't cough up a hairball. Take one look at ETH open interest on the CME and BTC Nov & Dec Call options. Futures traders are pricing the market higher.

mynameisnotjefflol

you'll soon realize that the only 2 coins that have a guaranteed future is BTC and ETH.

Holiday-Inspector323

ETH BTC and doge coin only and wait

BenniBoom707

Dude at 20, just stay away from Memes. You will never succeed. Just DCA into 50% Bitcoin, 25% ETH, 12.5% XRP, and 12.5% LTC for now. If you do this you will be retired in 20 years and live with financial freedom. It’s literally that simple.

diwalost

There are no organic buyers except for BTC and ETH

northcasewhite

Don't trade, hold. And hold good projects. Warren Buffett has outperformed all traders. All these people who bought BTC, ETH, SOL, Matic etc early outperformed the traders. Memecoins can do well at the right time but nowadays very few do. For most of crypto's history memecoins have not done well. During a meme rally you could do well by holding a coin but that hasn't happened for long.

flying-fox200

Memecoins are very risky... sometimes it goes well, but usually it doesn't. Most are "pump-and-dump" schemes. The developers and a few early movers hype up their coin, get people to buy in and push up the price, and then sell their entire stash at once at a huge profit, leaving everyone else holding the bag. If you want to invest a little in crypto, go for BTC+ETH and hold them.

SpacklingCumFart

I would have a lot more money in my account right now if I had just bought BTC and ETH and nothing else, I ignore everything else these days.

ihavescouredthenet

most who bought at that position were also playing with the first alt coins, leveraging, or swing trading.... shit, i have somewhere a ton of offline BTC engraved on rocks, paper wallets, gifts i gave to family during xmas im sure nobody secured, just because "learning blockchain tech" was the thing to do back then the big three were BTC, ETH, and LTC, and then a whole A tier suite of altcoins.. some incentives were there to hold certain altcoins with utility (MCO, other cryptos that would be used IRL on debit cards) alt booms against BTC were a main reason to not just HODL BTC... early DOGE adopters saw this and continued year after year exploiting this whale pools would trade together and signal 30-1000% runs, sometimes lasting seconds or minutes, signing off and mentioning what you were sleeping in (fiat or coin, and what type of price alarms and limit buys/sells you had set) was the norm, you never slept, 30% swings daily in the major coins, it was wild west for sure

Particular_Tax1673

Please don't remind me of Safemoon, lost big money on that... You can 100% verify that the money actually goes to real shelters. They always provide transaction proof, and you can check it on their website. In 2022 for example they were all over the news for making the largest crypto donation in Scottish history at the time (26 ETH) to Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, plus many other shelters after that. The charity wallet is public, so you can track everything on-chain.

Flipmode45

Remember what ETH did last time it came up to this level on the 21st? It slammed down hard. Would be nice to have it stay for more than a couple of minutes this time.

CriticalCobraz

If you wanted to stake ETH you can simply switch to Rocket Pool ETH (RETH) and no staking rules apply

SevereArrivals13

BTC, HYPE, ETH, BNB and Moons are all up, solid start of the day!

__redruM

You can’t learn when to dip. Best you can do is learn to sell when you’re up. You’d need a time machine to slide into the bottom and sell the top. If you really want to day trade, stick to established coins, as they always recover given enough time. No leverage! BTC moves enough to make good money, and will never go to 0. But the real key is you buy and hold BTC, and maybe ETH. And then ETFs.

biba8163

> anticipated that autonomous transactions could reach $30 trillion by 2030...Ethereum is the best fit for HTTP 402 HTTP Status Code 404...Ooops $10K ETH not found.

ZekeTarsim

The last push for altcoins (if it happens at all) is after bitcoin and eth peak. So if you’re waiting for a massive alt rally, look for ETH to rally over 5k first. If eth doesn’t have a new ATH, no party for altcoins.

jwz9904

last chance to buy ETH under 4k

harvested

That was from an exchange and that was a shitcoin called ETH, much different to self custody cold storage.

randallmauel

I keep thinking AVAX will go up in value but Ive lost my ass on that token. Im ready to just give up on the alts and take my losses and just invest in ETH and BTC only. I sure wish my money had gone to tech stocks rather than alts that Ive been told have "utility".

Traditional-Till9998

The incentive for node operators is that instead of paying transaction fees with CC, BTC or ETH they can do it feeless if they run a node. And its so efficient you can just have it run on the same point of sale software to accept the Nano itself.

heimos

Go watch Ben Cohens videos on this. BTC and ETH have sucked all of the liquidity. If we get an alt cycle it will be after BTC and ETH ath, and it will be very short

SmirknMerkin

Don't feel miserable, a lot of people knee jerk bought into crypto based on the hype and explosion. But yeah, unfortunately nearly all crypto currencies are very top heavily owned.the least offensive that I'm aware of are Link and HBAR which own much of their supply themselves. Someone else can correct me where I'm wrong. Something like 5% of wallets own 90% of all Bitcoin in existence. More than half of all ethereum in existence is owned by 10 addresses, though their move to proof of stake provides some stability. More than BTC IMO. There are billions of unreleased XRP in escrow that are released on a schedule, though Ripple does remove many from circulation to maintain manipulation of the the price. All it would really take is 1 of these few wallets to sell out and completely tank a currency. There is still money to be made in crypto., but the days of turning not much into millions are all but over, outside of mere chance and a lucky guess along with great timing. Then there is always the possibility of regulation and worldwide mass adoption of some or multiple currencies then the sky is literally the limit, but there are millions of people all guessing as to which it could be, and the shitty thing is if there is one it may not even exist yet. Stay away from shitty meme coins though, seriously. Invest in known entities BTC, ETH etc. and don't put in more than you are willing to lose because you ARE indeed gambling.

MaximumStudent1839

> DeFi space, the strong players will be **ETH and SOL**. One of the major drivers for DeFi is that token holders want to access liquidity without having to sell. Your SOL VCs and KOLs are only interested in divorcing retail from their SOL by pushing them into shitcoin memes, ICM, CCM, or whatever. Yeah, no. They are already rugged. They don't need DeFi because they are already liquidated. > AI will empower anyone to create apps, which means **more apps, more innovation, and more use cases**. There is nothing revolutionary about this. We already have a massive industrial complex of "devs" copying and pasting from old ecosystems to farm airdrops and grants in more nascent ecosystems. > The one offering the **lowest cost and the most utility**. Untrue. TradFi fees are basically zero for transfers here in the US. > Centralized exchanges like Coinbase and others will eventually disappear, On-chain is overrated.

HoldCtrlW

Easy ETH shart here. 0% chance of $4k breaking again this year

FroGenCoin

Which tokens they bought? BTC, ETH?

Intrepid_Warthog_985

This is smart short term, but definitely needs to rearranging long-term. Make money in your alts then pull when they 4 or 5X whatever you’re comfortable with gaining, then put most earnings into bitcoin the rest in VOO. Keep ETH always but SOL and AVAX for your mains alts. They’re the only alts here with utility in the future. Keep redistributing and reinvesting. Wait for bitcoin and ETH to double then pull 30 or 40% out take profit and repeat.

TheAfterman6

Glad to hear it. I had double pain because I had transferred my ETH from the even more shady HitBTC exchange. I had to give up my life history to them, but thankfully once I had the tx ID Kucoin let me withdraw. My credit score is bad anyway so good luck to anyone trying to steal my identity to get a loan... 🤷‍♂️ It did feel really grubby though.

_blockchainlife

Alt coins are a retail thing. Blackrock, Fidelity, etc. don't even think about alts; ETH being the exception. Algorithmic trading values them less as well. Alt season is a retail thing of the past, pre institutional folks getting involved.

PreachyOlderBrother6

I heard that the insider who shorted Bitcoin a few weeks ago, making 192 million, then opened up a long position on both BTC and ETH. I copied that move and stacked some cheap Sats.

phoneplatypus

When the institutions end up with almost all of the Bitcoin, ETH and XRP, do they just liquidate and become even richer off other fools or is the whole scheme finally up?

haxsen

very well said, i think BTC is getting centralized as the race for hashrate keeps competing heavily. About time BTC will lose against ETH, however unlike BTC, ETH has no max cap which is the reason of its price performance. Just my thoughts, i think ANKR has bleeded way too much it feels unreal, even though the company is generating revenue. I hope alts get the value they deserve, at least ETH which is way better than BTC imo.

Necessary-Truth-2038

Have no fear. Even ETH hasn’t rallied yet. Safe to not expect anything from alts yet

Zealousideal_Rain_79

The 4-year cycle can’t be dead, it still exists! If it doesn’t pump by the end of the year, we’ll enter a bear market, and we’ll realize it actually started on October 10th. Usually, all BTC bear markets start around December, about 1.5 years after the BTC halving. November is the last chance for crypto to pump. If it doesn’t happen, this will be the only BTC cycle without an altcoin season. The first rule after December is not to hold any altcoins, including ETH.

Rusty_Charm

It’s never been more obvious than now that you’re wasting your money with L1s other than ETH and Solana (and potentially BSC). Those ecos are so far ahead of the rest in terms of literally every single metric that the only way another L1 can be a serious competitor is if they have a superior tech stack (none of them do, certainly not cardano).

biba8163

ETH is a 1/2 Trillion marketcap where $10 Billion in ETF inflows this year and another $15 Billion in DAT buys don't really move the needle. (See how $30 Billion in ETF inflows this year and ridiculous DAT buys = same BTC price as last December). > confirmations every week that payment processors doesn't mean shit if they're not buying shit > Swift Swift is a bank messaging platform run by a Cooperative of 3,000 employees that does just €1 Billion in revenue per year barely covering the operating cost. Swift is not relevant. Bagholders from multiple shitcoins are all acting like Swift is a multi-trillion dollar marketcap company when even if every single penny SWIFT earned was routed to the big projects it wouldn't move the needle at all. > XRP The SEC lawsuit helped lure more gullible crypto bros who were anti-SEC/Gensler into XRP creating a narrative that XRP was suppressed by the SEC lawsuit and unfairly targeted by a "corrupt" Gary Gensler who Trump was replacing. This create a hype narrative when Trump was elected and during November/December 2024. Crypto pumps are all about hype, narrative and momentum. At the time XRP was a $30 Billion marketcap coin and it's been helped by this hype, narrative and still has some momentum. At some point, people have to understand crypto is all speculation including BTC (hell, gold is completely speculative also). Buying for the tech, utility and use cases and saying the market is irrational because Doge is pumping is a good way lose money in crypto.

biba8163

> I hate these titles that don't tell you which coin straight away If they don't tell you, it's always BTC. 9/10 times, it's BTC. - BTC has $150 Billion in ETFs while ETH has $20 Billion If there is a couple of days of ETH having more inflow, /r/cc will be spammed with headline posts says ETH is outperforming BTC in ETF inflows for.....2 whole days. Like this last week... - BTC $322 Million inflow in Blackrock ETFs - ETH $89 Million outflow from Blackrock ETFs ...will be posted as Blackrock ETFs bought $300 Million in crypto.

trillionSdollarstech

XRP, that receives confirmation regularly that it is not going to be used by any bank let alone Swift, gains. ETH, that receives confirmations every week that payment processors, exchanges and Swift are plugging in, drops. The 2025 cycle is so weird

iOCharts_

Good mix overall. The core (BTC, ETH) gives you long-term security, while $SOL, $LINK and $AAVE add real utility exposure. $TRX and $RUNE can be volatile maybe cap those under 5%

VisiblePlatform6704

This sounds to me like MicroKernel vs macrokernel architecture. Or MiniX vs Linux . Or OS/2, System6 vs Windowd 3.11 Sure, you can take 10 years to build the perfect technology.  But by that time, all the adoption and network effects will be gone.  Sorry, but right now all of us are happy actually using the imperfect ETH and L2s tondo actual stuff.

ConsciousSkyy

No one is suggesting that. Look at ETH/BTC chart. You’d be a fool to buy ETH

trillionSdollarstech

OK fair Let's see in one year how the ponzi BTC performed compared to the utility provider ETH

JimmyAtreides

ETH did 63% yoy VS btc 67% - just to prove your point wrong.

ElGatoMeooooww

Yes, it has not done well compared to Bitcoin but that is the market. ETH is also not much higher than its previous highs. However ADA has done well compared to its peers from early on. My thinking is that at some point BTC will be too expensive and some other crypto will have to step in and ADA has the right functionality.

trillionSdollarstech

Indeed, it must be accounted too: ETH has increased 6× more than BTC over the last 10 years. https://x.com/UncleRewards/status/1978960770038743503

lostinyourwords

Yeah, BTC locked in cold storage is king — BTCFi is just giving a slice of that stack something productive to do as staking + rollup rails harden. Stack core BTC. Test liquid staking and BTCFi selectively as Babylon-style security markets de-risk. Sustainable, BTC-native yield > chasing inflated ETH-DeFi incentives. You bullish enough to park a small % in LBTC-type primitives, or waiting for the next upgrade cycle to shake out the winners?

lostinyourwords

Sounds like a solid “big-ticket” yield thesis—deploy 7-figures across lending and LP to capture real passive income without selling core assets. Risks beyond smart contracts: impermanent loss in volatile pairs (ETH/USDC isn’t free yield), borrow rates or incentives can evaporate, and scaling concentration across protocols raises counterparty risk. Yield looks great in bull cycles—until liquidity dries up. I’ve seen high-net-worth folks lean toward BTC/ETH-backed borrowing for safer cashflow vs. chasing 20%+ on LPs. Some automated vaults (range managers, delta-neutral strategies) do rebalance like a mini hedge fund, but fees and hidden exposure matter.

Illustrious-Boss9356

Im 99.6% BTC and 0.4% ADA, using the logic you presented. I just happen to think ETH is in the lead but fundamentally isn't as solid as ADA in terms of a canvas for development. Ironically, ADA being such a shitshow has kept a lot of the crypto grift/rug-pull world away from it. Sets up great for institutional adoption.

KIG45

Of course, but ETH is mandatory to own along with BTC.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum is emerging as the sole multi-trillion-dollar institutional store of value due to its scale, utility, and institutional acceptance. It has achieved 100% uptime over 10 years with 16 successful upgrades, making it a reliable and decentralized network. Ethereum's Layer 1 and Layer 2 architectures provide regulatory safety and compliance for institutions. Analysts note ETH's price strength and potential for growth, though caution is advised due to market volatility and critical resistance levels ahead. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

AutisticMisandrist

I see that suggestions to split between BTC and ETH are still popular. BTC is up 500% from the bear lows ETH is up 250% Even if it recovers the ratio soon, what makes the extra risk worth holding Ethereum? At best maybe I'd consider 99% BTC and 1% ETH if something improbable happens with ETH and the memey "flippening" turns to be true.  Otherwise, stacking sats seems to be the way.

eatsallthepies

If it's ETH, install metamask, import it as private key. You may need to prefix it with 0x