{"id":26022,"date":"2025-08-12T14:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-surpasses-bitcoin-in-growth-rate-for-the-first-time-since-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:43:23","slug":"ethereum-surpasses-bitcoin-in-growth-rate-for-the-first-time-since-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/ethereum-surpasses-bitcoin-in-growth-rate-for-the-first-time-since-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin in Growth Rate for the First Time Since 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has emerged as the leader in value growth among major cryptocurrencies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/366409\/ethereum-overtakes-bitcoin-in-year-to-date-price-gains-amid-institutional-demand-surge?utm_source=telegram1&#038;utm_medium=social\">The Block<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the year, Ethereum&#8217;s price has risen by 29%, reaching $4286 at the time of writing. During the same period, Bitcoin increased by 28% to $118,408, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/data\/crypto-markets\/prices\/price-performance-ytd\/embed\" title=\"Price Performance (YTD)\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is Ethereum Growing?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The growth of Ethereum is driven by demand from corporate treasuries. Public companies are following Michael Saylor&#8217;s strategy, but instead of digital gold, they are accumulating the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the past week alone, firms have acquired 304,000 ETH worth $1.3 billion. They currently manage 3.4 million ETH valued at $14.9 billion, with the largest holder being BitMine Immersion Technologies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AD_4nXevnkZGcSjafkbyYcSyCKIhEx9WLNAoSh9VBzdtgoOTTmwg53PUjhGnUo2IZ-ltsFwVeEFeUsbUjE4A5r95UFrXBmDyYZevIFWkHieI89B5I1UPqKMYLdw4AQYLE6Kgx7-HYkm8yg.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin in Growth Rate for the First Time Since 2024\" class=\"wp-image-263735\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top 10 largest Ethereum holders among companies. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicethreserve.xyz\/\">StrategicETHReserve<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another driver is spot Ethereum ETFs, which continue to show steady inflows and even surpass Bitcoin-based funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the last trading session, Ethereum-based instruments <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-etfs-draw-more-than-1bn-in-a-day\">attracted<\/a> a record $1.02 billion. The total assets under management of ETH-ETFs have grown to $25.71 billion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AD_4nXc9juMJJEYxvPnCJ_v-GBRq6WaDcoN7Cn0CHt7C86EEh53XXWQsS3EXtVXjd2LkeZ_eneEBD3-R7BiJrMobpcrpYGu3XQWz4xzg9QEXCiSAVx7fmeV3aAk7pIwri0tsHewXvYw83Q.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin in Growth Rate for the First Time Since 2024\" class=\"wp-image-263734\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dynamics of fund inflows into Ethereum-ETF. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/Total_Crypto_ETH_ETF_Fund_Flow?page=usETH\">SoSoValue<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Corporate treasuries and exchange-traded funds now account for nearly 8% of the total supply of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AD_4nXdY0FlmrkReVFbpprlxOb52Mtn1VdQfbr3b9F6cW4VnHCp_92Nu2MWoUb-W1TfYYbt22UUYI8hFSFNqDC1V0vM6sFr2MKEbl7m0YAuTP1fZL94lSRXUskqQ4f_OpOpZ0DQI-CFo6g.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin in Growth Rate for the First Time Since 2024\" class=\"wp-image-263733\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Percentage of Ethereum issuance under the management of companies and ETFs. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicethreserve.xyz\/\">StrategicETHReserve<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hard forks Dencun and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-activates-major-pectra-upgrade\">Pectra<\/a> have also positively impacted Ethereum&#8217;s dynamics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CryptoQuant analyst oininen_t reported that open interest in Ethereum-based instruments on Binance has reached $10 billion. Since November 2024, the volume of short positions has increased by 500%. In his view, if the current trend continues, it could lead to a sharp price increase.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AD_4nXddR5hoxtGQET3ldExIlsZK2peVNgD5dnZlbNGxEX40Sefm1jpod9UhoxW8Y6bLwIqCw3IaYAhgQgvivQE_U_7C3w1zGD1WFNOhjCQFgUKrMZWCjH1a-OFsaf5zto7q2PPJBWuk.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin in Growth Rate for the First Time Since 2024\" class=\"wp-image-263736\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open interest in Ethereum derivatives on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/689a0cf4b244141e1084249f-Binances-Ethereum-Open-Interest-at-10B-Short-Squeeze-Ahead?utm_source=telegram&#038;utm_medium=sns&#038;utm_campaign=quicktake&#038;utm_content=oinonen_t\">CryptoQuant<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Potential Correction\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Analysts at Glassnode noted that short-term Ethereum holders are realizing profits more actively than long-term investors. They suggest this indicates increased expectations of a price pullback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> profit realization (7D SMA) peaked at $771M\/day in July, above Dec \u201824 levels, and is now ramping up again at $553M\/day. Profits from long-term holders match Dec \u201824 levels, but short-term investors are realizing far more gains, driving the current wave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fsoBOrUTyF\">pic.twitter.com\/fsoBOrUTyF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 glassnode (@glassnode) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glassnode\/status\/1954837696385360063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speculators are earning significant profits. The daily realized profit (<span data-descr=\"indicator smoothed by a seven-day moving average\" class=\"old_tooltip\">7D SMA<\/span>) reached $533 million, mainly due to short-term investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long-term holders, who have not moved their Ethereum for more than 155 days, are realizing profits at December 2024 levels.<\/p>\n<p>The cumulative metric remains 39% below the peak, which occurred in July when Ethereum&#8217;s price was around $3500.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/app.santiment.net\/insights\/read\/this-week-in-crypto-full-written-summary-w2-august-8845\">Santiment<\/a>, news of large institutional purchases could trigger <span data-descr=\"fear of missing out\" class=\"old_tooltip\">FOMO<\/span>. This, in turn, could temporarily slow Ethereum&#8217;s growth and reduce its value.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As reported, Bernstein analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-poised-to-benefit-most-from-ethereums-surge-says-bernstein\">identified<\/a> the main beneficiary of Ethereum&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has emerged as the leader in value growth among major cryptocurrencies, according to The Block.\u00a0 Since the beginning of the year, Ethereum&#8217;s price has risen by 29%, reaching $4286 at the time of writing. During the same period, Bitcoin increased by 28% to $118,408, as reported by CoinGecko. 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