- Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are up more than 3% in the last trading session
- Compared to ETH, BTC seemed overvalued at the time of writing
Bitcoin and Ethereum have long been two of the biggest cryptocurrencies on the market. However, tribalism within the community has often placed them at opposite ends of any spectrum, and therefore comparisons are common.
However, according to recent data, Bitcoin could yield a greater response for every dollar invested than Ethereum. This divergent response may indicate market perceptions regarding the valuation of these two prominent cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin and Ethereum see different investment impacts
According to the Realized Capitalization Multiplier indicator of CryptoQuantIn 2024, for every $1 invested in Bitcoin, the market cap increased by $5. On the contrary, for Ethereum (ETH), it rose by only $1.3. Simply put, Bitcoin’s market cap is more responsive to new investments than Ethereum’s.
Considering the realized capitalization multiplier, Bitcoin’s greater responsiveness to new investments suggests a higher multiplier. This could mean that Bitcoin is seen as more overvalued relative to the actual realized value of its coins.
On the other hand, Ethereum’s lower increase in market cap per dollar invested indicates that it has a lower multiplier. This could be a sign that the market price is closer to the realized value, potentially making it more stable or undervalued.
What can be inferred from the MVRV of Bitcoin and Ethereum?
A recent analysis of market value to realized value (MVRV) ratios for Bitcoin and Ethereum, based on data from Glass junctionhighlighted the different trends for these two cryptocurrencies in recent weeks.
For Bitcoin, the MVRV ratio has shown more upward trends than downward trends in July. At the time of writing, the MVRV was over 2%. Typically, an MVRV ratio approaching 3% indicates overvaluation.
This can also be interpreted as a sign that the price of BTC may be higher than the average value at which coins last moved (i.e. their “realized” price).
Source: Glassnode
Conversely, Ethereum’s MVRV ratio has shown more declines than uptrends this month, compared to BTC.
At the time of writing, ETH’s MVRV ratio stood at a value of around 1.7 – further away from the threshold usually associated with overvaluation.
Source: Glassnode
These trends in MVRV ratios suggest that BTC may be more likely to be considered overvalued than Ethereum. This conclusion is also consistent with the observations made based on the analysis of the Realized Capitalization Multiplier.
Another 3% in value
An analysis of Bitcoin’s price trend on the daily time frame indicated a significant increase of over 3% on July 26. According to AMBCrypto, the price rose 3.24%, reaching above $67,000 and nearing $68,000.
Source: TradingView
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Similarly, Ethereum also registered a notable increase on the same day. The price rose by 3.17%, bringing the price to around $3,274.
However, there has been a slight retracement since then, with ETH trading around $3,258 at the time of writing.
Source: TradingView