- ETH’s market share dropped to file 2020 lows of seven%.
- Analyst projected a shock 20% restoration within the subsequent two weeks.
Ethereum [ETH] market share has declined from over 20% to close file lows of seven%. Throughout the 2021 bull cycle, ETH’s market share surged to 22%.
Prior to now three years, the altcoin’s market measurement fluctuated between 16%-20% however later tanked in 2024.
Total, ETH’s measurement has declined 67% to a 5-year file low of seven% amid tariff uncertainty and an overwhelmingly unfavorable sentiment in the direction of the altcoin.
Supply: ETH/USDT, TradingView
ETH/BTC ratio down 77%
Over the identical interval, BTC has outperformed the pioneer in good contracts and DeFi. The ETH/BTC ratio, which tracks ETH’s relative value efficiency to BTC, additionally dipped to a 5-year low of 0.018.
That’s a whopping 77% decline for the reason that shift from PoW (Proof-of-Work) to PoS (Proof-of-Stake).
Supply: ETH/USDT, TradingView
Equally, ETH’s worth has declined 64% from over $4K to $1.5K. The bearish sentiment wasn’t restricted to the retail market alone. Establishments’ urge for food for the altcoin additionally slowed down in 2025.
In contrast to December 2024, which attracted over $2 billion in month-to-month inflows into spot ETH ETFs, Q1 2025 noticed weak demand. Per Soso Worth information, there have been about $100M or beneath in inflows in January and February.
Nevertheless, practically $500M have been withdrawn from the merchandise since March.
Supply: Soso Worth
Regardless of the overwhelmingly unfavorable sentiment, Ethereum has lined up a number of key upgrades, together with Pectra and Fusaka.
The updates purpose to boost cheaper and quicker L1 and L2 transactions to rival fierce rivals like Solana [SOL].
One other potential constructive catalyst can be approval of staking on ETH ETFs, with the subsequent key deadline in June. Within the meantime, whether or not ETH will mark a bottom round $1.5K stays to be seen.
Nevertheless, dealer Michael van de Poppe projected ETH might be 20% by the top of April or early Could, citing oversold situations on the weekly chart that sign a possible reversal.
“I wouldn’t be stunned to see a 20% upwards candle on $ETH within the coming 1-2 weeks.”
