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Ethereum Became 140% More Profitable Than Bitcoin in 2021 and Already Performs Better in 2022

Wed, 01/05/2022 - 12:26
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Arman Shirinyan
Ether heavily outperformed Bitcoin in one of the most successful years yet for the digital assets industry
Ethereum Became 140% More Profitable Than Bitcoin in 2021 and Already Performs Better in 2022
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The year 2021 has become one of the most successful periods in the history of the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin reached its new all-time high of $65,000 and closed the year with 58% growth. But at the same time, smaller coins like Ethereum showed even more impressive results.

Ethereum heavily outperforms BTC

According to Ether's quarterly returns, the asset outperformed Bitcoin in every quarter of 2021, even during the global cryptocurrency market sell-off back in the second quarter of the year. The first quarter of the year was Ethereum's most successful period, which ended with a 102% price increase from January to April.

Skew Ether Data
Source: Skew Analytics 

It is no surprise for the majority of the market that Ethereum has shown better performance in general. Throughout the year, numerous factors have acted in favor of the biggest altcoins, with the NFT craze launching gas fees to the sky, the DeFi sector attracting billions of users' funds and the network receiving constant updates.

Ether Price
Source: TradingView

The introduction of the EIP-1559 update should be noted separately since the newly presented fee structure has totally changed the asset's structure, making Ethereum deflationary in the future. One of the first deflationary blocks that appeared on the network shortly after that bring less ETH to the network than was burned.

Bitcoin's path in the new year

As for the biggest cryptocurrency on the market, Bitcoin has entered the year 2022 with the price action and volatility from 2021. The asset is currently trading with approximately 1% profit in the $51,000 and $46,000 range.

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About the author

Arman Shirinyan is a trader, crypto enthusiast and SMM expert with more than four years of experience.

Arman strongly believes that cryptocurrencies and the blockchain will be of constant use in the future. Currently, he focuses on news, articles with deep analysis of crypto projects and technical analysis of cryptocurrency trading pairs.