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Market commentary
Following the escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East, the Bitcoin price briefly corrected below 100.000 USD. However, the already announced ceasefire and strong demand for digital gold supported the price – over the past week, an additional 1.36 billion USD flowed into US Bitcoin ETFs. The Bitcoin price is now trading back above 105.000 USD.
In May, alternative cryptocurrencies – led by Ethereum with a +40% gain – were finally able to gain a foothold. For the first time in years, the "altcoins" outperformed Bitcoin. However, this relative strength was short-lived. Ethereum (ETH) is already weakening again, down 4.2% month-over-month compared to Bitcoin's -1.8%. The second-largest digital asset by market capitalization thus remains more than 50% below its all-time high of 4.900 USD.
Ethereum ETH/USD (daily) / Charts: Tradingview
Ethereum’s price performance relative to Bitcoin is clearly reflected in the ETH/BTC ratio, which currently stands at 0.228 – a multi-year low – and has been in a steady downtrend since September 2022. This development highlights the strong Bitcoin dominance in recent years. Billion-dollar purchases by leveraged investors such as Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy and its imitators provided a significant tailwind for Bitcoin. Altcoins, on the other hand, did not benefit from these institutional capital inflows.
Ethereum vs. Bitcoin ETH/BTC (daily) / Charts: Tradingview
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Red Sea among the altcoins
30-day performance of the largest crypto sectors / Source: Artemis
Over the past month, all crypto sectors lost value – most of them in the double-digit percentage range. Bitcoin and exchange tokens proved to be the most stable. Even on a weekly basis, none of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization managed to post gains. The biggest losers were Hyperliquid HYPE (-11.75%), Cardano (ADA -7.22%), and Ethereum (ETH -6.93%).
Top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization / Source: Messari
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