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Rising institutional interest has helped Ethereum (ETH) price gain ground against Bitcoin (BTC) over the past few weeks. The world’s second-largest crypto pushed past the $4,300 mark on August 9 for the first time since 2021. In fact, ETH ETFs attracted about $174.57 million of net inflows in August thus far, versus Bitcoin ETF’s $565 million outflow in the same period. Investor optimism briefly increased when Vitalik Buterin recently gave a cautious green light to companies holding ETH in their treasuries. However, market observers are now debating whether this structural demand could propel ETH/BTC to new highs. Ethereum Price Rally Gains Momentum, Yet Analysts Urge Caution The crypto community remains divided on how far the ETH/BTC surge can go. On the one hand, market optimists point to technical and fundamental indicators that suggest Ethereum price could continue to outperform. For example, the pair recently formed a classic golden cross on its price chart, hinting at potential upside as network upgrades and institutional adoption gather pace. Source: ETH/BTC on TradingView Additionally, market enthusiasm for ETH has continued to grow since its decisive break above the $4,000 level. On the other hand, some analysts are already warning of a few potential risks. A few ETH-heavy companies have seen their stock prices jump too fast, and there’s growing concern that this hype won’t last. Public Companies Are Betting on Ethereum’s DeFi Potential A growing number of public companies have started adding ETH to their corporate treasuries, a trend many in the crypto community view as a tailwind for ETH. By the end of July, companies had collectively held about 966,000 ETH (around $3.5 billion) on their balance sheets, up from 116,000 ETH at the end of 2024. You can think of it like the corporate Bitcoin rush, but with a twist: ETH can…

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