Ratio of Ether’s market cap doubled Bitcoin in the last year – Pantera Capital
Ethereum now accounts for 19.2% of the overall cryptocurrency market whereas Bitcoin dominance has fallen to 40.7%. The market capitalization of Ether (ETH) has increased at a much faster rate than Bitcoin’s (BTC) over the past year, highlighting the relative outperformance of ETH versus BTC over that period. In its latest Blockchain Letter, cryptocurrency investment manager Pantera Capital charted Ethereum’s growth trajectory. “The ratio of [E]thereum’s market cap to Bitcoin’s market cap has doubled in the last year,” the investment manager said, adding:“We think this is the beginning of....
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