Ethereum’s Rising Demand and Upgrades Position It to Outperform Bitcoin

Ethereum's Improving Outlook:

  • Ethereum is showing signs of renewed strength after a period of underperformance.
  • Standard Chartered suggests ETH may outperform BTC, citing rising institutional demand and strong fundamentals in stablecoins, DeFi, and RWA tokenization.
  • The bank forecasts ETH reaching $7,500 this year and $30,000 by 2029 due to expected network growth.
  • Co-founder of PinkBrains_io highlights Ethereum’s roadmap execution as a key factor for potential outperformance against BTC.
  • ETH advancements include increased gas limits on layer 1 and zkEVM readiness, facilitating cheaper and faster transactions.

Market Dynamics:

  • Liquidity has shifted to focus on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and select large-cap tokens rather than broad market rotation.
  • New liquidity channels like spot ETFs and crypto treasury vehicles are concentrating inflows at the market's top, impacting traditional market expansion patterns.

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