Institutional Investors Now Favor Ethereum Over Bitcoin—Here’s Why

Wall Street's crypto love affair takes a sharp turn—Ethereum steals Bitcoin's spotlight as the institutional darling.

The Flip: ETH Trumps BTC in Big Money Portfolios

No longer content with digital gold, hedge funds and asset managers are piling into Ethereum’s smart contract playground. Bitcoin’s store-of-value narrative? Still kicking—just not enough to keep pace.

DeFi, NFTs, and the Institutional FOMO

Yield farms and bored apes might’ve seemed like retail hype, but now they’re driving real balance sheet allocations. TradFi’s late to the party (as usual), but the checks are clearing.

The Cynic’s Corner

Let’s be real—this shift says less about ETH’s tech and more about bankers chasing the next leveraged trade. Welcome to the casino, folks. Place your bets.

• In the last 90 days, Ethereum price has increased by 64.38%, outperforming Bitcoin’s 10.72% gain, as more institutions add ETH into their treasuries.
• BitMine became the largest corporate Ethereum holder with $2.9 billion worth of ETH, amassed within just five weeks through an aggressive buying strategy.

In recent times, we’ve continued to see that both public and private institutions have continued to adopt cryptocurrency as a part of their treasury. Recently, data from Token Terminal showed that despite the fact that big firms like MicroStrategy and Metaplanet keep on buying BTC, Ethereum’s institutional interests have surged higher than that of Bitcoin.

Ethereum’s Growth and Why Institutions Are Picking Interest in the Asset

According to the data shared, not only has there been growth in Ethereum’s adoption, but the token price has also shown significant growth. In the last 90 days, Ethereum’s price has shown very significant growth compared to Bitcoin. Within the last 90 days, ethereum has risen by over 64.38%. The price climbed from $1,808 to $3,684, while Bitcoin only increased by 10.72%, rising from $94,748 to $115,375.

This difference, although significant to many investors and traders, goes to show how Ethereum is now desirable by investors, especially during a period like this when market sentiment is only showing favor to assets with strong utility and institutional adoption potential.

An example that emphasizes this growing institutional interest is BitMine’s move to Ethereum. On the 4th of August, it was recorded that Bitmine’s total Ethereum holdings reached $2.9 billion, making it the largest corporate holder of the asset. Another significant thing that shocked most people is how quickly the company managed to acquire the tokens. Bitmine was able to amass all this Ethereum within just five weeks through an aggressive accumulation strategy.

While bitcoin still remains the top cryptocurrency both in valuation and adoption, Ethereum’s constant growth in its price has caused many institutions to see it as a reliable source of treasury. Not only that, but also its robust ecosystem that helps to power decentralized finance-based platforms and different smart contract applications provides a strong foundation for future growth of the asset.