Is Ethereum Stealing Bitcoin’s Thunder? You Won’t Believe What’s Happening! 🚀

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So, here we are, right? Bitcoin and Ethereum-two titans of the crypto universe-are like that old couple fighting over who gets the last piece of pizza. Only now, the pizza is a bit soggy and nobody’s really happy about it. With all this volatility bouncing around like a ping pong ball at a bad party, guess what? The trading activity is doing a little cha-cha away from Bitcoin and towards Ethereum. Can you believe it? 😲

Traders Making the Switch from Bitcoin to Ethereum

Now, in this whole crypto circus, there’s a report from Alphractal-sounds fancy, right?-that shows BTC traders are eyeing ETH like it’s the new kid on the block. What’s next? Are they gonna start wearing matching hoodies? 🤔

According to these numbers, which I can barely wrap my head around, the perpetual market trades for Bitcoin have dropped faster than my interest in a boring conversation. Meanwhile, Ethereum is strutting its stuff, grabbing a bigger slice of the trading pie. It’s like watching your friend finally get their act together while you’re still trying to figure out how to make instant ramen. 🍜

And get this: there was a time-between August and November-when leveraged trades for Bitcoin were through the roof. We’re talking 80 million trades in a single day! That’s more action than a blockbuster movie. But now? Now we’re looking at a 7-day average of just 13 million trades. It’s like everyone suddenly decided to stay home and watch Netflix instead. 📉

Meanwhile, Ethereum has been on a bit of a tear, hitting nearly 50 million trades. And the recent data shows ETH is leaving BTC in the dust with an average of about 17.5 million trades. I mean, come on! It’s like one of those races where the tortoise actually wins! 🐢💨

BTC Entering the Reset Zone After Trade Slowdown

Now, with this whole perpetual futures market thing, BTC and ETH are acting like they’re on different reality shows. After a big liquidation event in October, Bitcoin’s been about as cautious as my uncle at a family gathering-nobody wants to touch the leverage anymore. Who can blame them? 😬

Alphractal is saying that Bitcoin might be going through a “reset phase.” You know, like when you try to fix a computer by turning it off and on again. But good luck getting that institutional interest back anytime soon! It’s gonna be a long wait, kind of like waiting for a table at a trendy restaurant. 🍽️

As I’m typing this, Bitcoin is sitting at $88,875, which is a 1.33% rise in the last 24 hours. Trading volume is also up, like everyone suddenly remembers they’ve got money to spend. Well, good for them! Let’s hope they know what they’re doing. 🙄

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2025-12-26 22:20