27-8-2025 – Institutional demand for Ethereum (ETH) has surged beyond available unstaked supply, creating significant upward price pressure, according to a new report by Trend Research. The analysis, released today by Liquid Capital’s secondary investment arm, attributes this imbalance to growing Wall Street confidence in Ethereum’s long-term value and crypto-friendly regulatory shifts.
Trend Research highlights that anticipated global interest rate cuts could further boost ETH’s appeal over traditional fixed-income assets, fueling institutional buying. The report, first shared by Trend Research, notes Ethereum’s expanding role in decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 applications as key factors driving its adoption, distinguishing it from Bitcoin’s primarily store-of-value narrative. In a bold projection, Trend Research forecasts that Ethereum’s market capitalization could surpass Bitcoin’s within one to two bull-bear cycles, potentially reshaping the crypto market’s hierarchy.
This outlook hinges on Ethereum’s robust staking economy and increasing institutional backing, with spot ETH ETFs recording net inflows of $1.2 billion since mid-August, per CoinShares data. Such a shift would mark a pivotal moment for the crypto industry, elevating Ethereum’s dominance.
