Both crypto tokens have seen billions in outflows from their ETFs since the early October crash
Published Wed, Feb 11, 2026 · 07:42 AM
[NEW YORK] Ethereum was promoted as Bitcoin 2.0 by many early advocates because the programmable aspects of the blockchain network allowed users to do more than just make peer-to-peer payments. It also led to scores of predictions that the Ether token would surpass Bitcoin in overall value.
More than a decade later, the long-forecast “flippening” in market value has failed to materialise, with Ether becoming an eternal also-ran to Bitcoin. One consequence is that Ether has tended to do worse than Bitcoin during periods such as during the current market downturn because of lower liquidity.
Ether has…
