The entire cryptocurrency market is experiencing a significant recovery, led by Bitcoin ($BTC). While this recovery is attributed to increased risk appetite, one analyst argued that money is shifting from Bitcoin to Ethereum.
Speaking to Coindesk, LMAX Group analyst Joel Kruger suggests that investors who poured large amounts of capital into Bitcoin earlier in the year are now shifting their capital to $ETH.
At this point, the analyst notes that because Ethereum has recently shown a higher growth rate compared to Bitcoin, investors may be shifting their capital from $BTC to $ETH.
“Ethereum’s upward trend may be linked to network development and expectations that the value of cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin will increase.”
Adam Saville Brown, sales manager at Tesseract Group, also noted Ethereum’s recent performance as remarkable, pointing out that the price had risen above $2,200 after weeks of stagnation.
Brown interpreted this move as a sign of increased risk appetite, which is generally a positive signal, saying, “Ethereum has surpassed $2,200 after weeks of stagnation. The shift of funds to Ethereum could be a signal of increased risk tolerance among investors.”
However, Brown cautioned that the rally is sensitive to macroeconomic indicators, arguing that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks this week are important.
“The upward trend may be sensitive to macroeconomic indicators. If the Fed and Powell take a cautious stance on inflation, the rise of altcoins may end faster than that of Bitcoin.”
Brown concluded by adding that although the market floor appears solid, the Fed will need to do more than simply keep interest rates unchanged for the current rally to continue.
*This is not investment advice.