Is the institutional adoption higher in case of ETH compared to Bitcoin ?

[MAAManda]

I get your point about Bitcoin's supply being truly limited, but I'd argue that's not the only factor institutions care about. They want yield, smart contracts, and decentralized apps - things Bitcoin can't do at scale right now.

That said, you're absolutely right that Bitcoin will always be the primary exposure for most institutions. It's the gateway drug into crypto. But saying ETH can't compete is shortsighted. They're competing in different markets. Institutions are increasingly building on Layer 2s and using ETH for DeFi. The narrative is changing.

I'm not saying Ethereum (ETH) can't compete, they can with all the potential of their ecosystem. However, surpassing Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, remember I used the word "surpass" is simply not possible. I agree that Bitcoin (BTC) & Ethereum (ETH) have completely different markets, I also agree that Ethereum (ETH) has more gateways of opportunity.

[Josefjix]

For price, BTC is mostly about ETF net flows and the "digital reserve" story. ETH's a mix of flows plus on-chain demand, if staking ever gets allowed in the big ETFs, that's less float and a cleaner yield narrative. Different beasts, different pipes feeding them. Watch ETF flows for BTC; watch on-chain activity and L2 usage for ETH.

True, recent news around the corner says ETH holders surpasses BTC, i came to understand, they meaning about DeFi usability and network interaction, majorly from the L2 sector which are wholeheartedly used by the US Wall street investors. If staking allowed by the BTC holders, its a heavy plus for the bitcoiners thats why many projects trying so hard of bring DeFi into Bitcoin which isnt that good as they explain to be.

[Emitdama]

I'm not saying Ethereum (ETH) can't compete, they can with all the potential of their ecosystem. However, surpassing Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, remember I used the word "surpass" is simply not possible. I agree that Bitcoin (BTC) & Ethereum (ETH) have completely different markets, I also agree that Ethereum (ETH) has more gateways of opportunity.

Even though ETH has more gateways it does not mean it can surpass bitcoins. Bitcoins always have and will be the mother coin with higher market cap and will be people's favourite always. We can't deny the fact that without bitcoins, nothing was possible. Imagine if bitcoins never came into picture, would there have been blockchain or any other crypto?

Institutions believe in the cause to bring crypto revolution and they will invest in this cause knowing this cause can also make them earn good chunks of profits.

For ETH, people will hold it and so will the institutions but this does not necessarily mean that the adoption for ETH is higher than BTC.

[Webetcoins]

Is the institutional adoption higher in case of ETH compared to Bitcoin ? What can be the impact of this on future prices of both coins ?

I don't think so. If it is true then ETH should lead the game. Even though institutions are centralized and have the same stance as on ETH, they can still care of what is profitable the most. The impact that I can think of in the coin is that, it can help their price to get boosted, since institutions are like big investors and they are also in for the long-term.

There are some that thinks it will make the coin to be centralized or manipulatable when institutions own many or most of the supply. BTC is created to be decentralized already and that should not changed anymore. Also, not many are going to sell their coins to these institutions because they are aware already about its potential.

[brownn]

But I don't believe it & TBH, I haven't checked the data.

If you do not have data, there is point in assuming anything.

[VirDolorum]

New huge buys from Bitmine just today: https://btcusa.com/tom-lees-bitmine-adds-82-8-million-in-ethereum-now-holds-3-5m-eth-worth-12b/

[Abiky]

Is the institutional adoption higher in case of ETH compared to Bitcoin ? What can be the impact of this on future prices of both coins ?

Nope. BTC still remains "King" in terms of institutional adoption. Major investment firms (BlackRock, Strategy, VanEck, etc) are only accumulating Bitcoin in-mass. You don't see the same happening with Ethereum. Institutional demand for ETH is still low.

Bitcoin is more attractive because it's been often touted as the "next Digital Gold". ETH is more of a "utility coin", meant to be used as "gas" for smart contracts ("De-Fi"). It's also inflationary (despite developers claiming otherwise). The only thing ETH has is staking rewards. I don't think spot ETF holders will get such benefit. But if regulators allow it, demand for ETH would surely skyrocket. Only time will tell whenever institutional adoption of ETH will be a huge success or a failed experiment. Just my two sats.

[doomloop]

I don't really think that the institutional adoption is higher for ETH. Bitcoins have always been a favourite for such institutions and they have huge amounts pilling up in their portfolios. ETH is not really performing that well if we compare it to bitcoins. The price remains stagnant and also shows minor growth if we consider bitcoins on other hand. Bitcoins have already crossed $100,000 whereas ETH were not even able to get somewhere near $10,000. Bitcoins will be the favourite of these institutions and me as well.

This does not mean that they will never have ETH in their portfolio. They will surely have a portion but not greater than bitcoins because all their belief will be on bitcoins which will drive the prices up.