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Ethereum Beats Bitcoin Performance Two Years Straight, What’s Next?

Tony Spilotro by Tony Spilotro
1 month ago
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Ethereum only just broke its former all-time high, while Bitcoin left took that record back in 2020. However, an investment in the top-ranked altcoin at any point since the 2018 bottom, has resulted in a much higher higher ROI than an equal part USD investment in BTC.

Why does this incredible over-performance exist? And will it continue into the future, or is it time for a reversal in the trend?

Bitcoin Rising Tide Lifts Greater Crypto Market Once Again

The quote “a rising tide lifts all boats” applies well to the overall cryptocurrency market. When Bitcoin rises, it brings with it the rest of the market. And when it falls, the top crypto asset by market cap drags the rest of the market down with it.

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Bitcoin’s highly-publicized meteoric rise in 2017 helped drive interest in other altcoins like Ethereum, Litecoin, and XRP. Ethereum had a secondary benefit of being the foundation of which many other notable altcoins at the time were being built on, further causing FOMO for the second-ranked crypto asset.

Related Reading | Technicals Point To Extended Ethereum Dominance Over Bitcoin

As strong as Bitcoin performed, altcoins surpassed the shocking ROI by miles. But when the bubble popped, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the rest of altcoins came crashing down.

Another popular quote, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” then came into play. Altcoins that soared tens to hundreds times higher than Bitcoin did, crashed as much as 99% while the top cryptocurrency managed to retain more with only an 84% fall.

And it is because the recovery has been so much longer in Ethereum that it has resulted in the altcoin outperforming Bitcoin for the last few years straight.

If you bought $ETH at any time in 2019, 2020 or 2021 you now have more $USD value than you would by holding $BTC.

— HornHairs 🌊 (@CryptoHornHairs) January 24, 2021

Ethereum And Altcoins Could Be More Profitable Short-Term, Here’s Why

According to one crypto analyst, buying Ethereum at any point 2019 and on, would have resulted in a stronger USD return than an equal investment in Bitcoin.

The statement is, however, true starting with the low put in around 2018. From December 2018 on, any investment Ethereum would have performed vastly better than BTC held until now.

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Ethereum is up 1700% during the same period Bitcoin is climbed 1000% | Source:  ETHUSD on TradingView.com

During the same timeframe, Ethereum has risen 1700%, while Bitcoin has only grown a little over two-thirds of that at 1000% ROI.

Having so much more to recover, and a market far less liquid and a lower market cap, has resulted in the money coming in moving Ethereum much further than each BTC.

Related Reading | Altcoin Expert: Buy Crypto That Holds Up During Bitcoin Breakdown

Technicals suggest that this trend is set to continue for some time. And if the next altcoin season is anything like the last, even though Bitcoin will blast off to shocking record prices, the most wealth could be made by investing in the underdogs instead.

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I'm Tony Spilotro. Behind the pseudonym, I'm a digital media executive and global remote work leader with a decade of content experience and excellent. Here, I explore my newfound passions pertaining to privacy, finance, economics, politics, cryptography, property rights, and other libertarian-esque views. I am a Bitcoin evangelist, maximalist, and educator whenever I can be, helping to spread its message of freedom from government control, monetary policy mismanagement, and passing the buck - literally – to future generations. My journey from a curious retail crypto investor to a serious Bitcoin advocate, trader, and technical analyst is an unusual one, but life-changing nonetheless and has become less about money and more about a long-overdue revolution. While a firm believer in the laws governing math and science, I am profoundly fascinated by the impact of astrology and astronomy including moon and solar cycles and planetary alignment and their ability to influence and potentially predict markets. It hasn't yet clicked for me as to how to put anything to use, but I consider it my current rabbit hole I can't yet dig out of. My perspective of growing up alongside the internet, the dot com era, the Great Recession, and roots in video games collecting coins and rare items caused Bitcoin to immediately make sense to me. Through all of these lenses, I seek to produce content that is educational and entertaining, and I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read what I have to say. Please follow me on Twitter and feel free to drop me a line if you would like to work together.

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