2023-04-24 06:00:00 ET
Institutional interest in crypto has been on the rise in the last couple years. Unlike the more common retail investor, institutional investors, such as hedge funds and investment firms, are usually loaded with capital and are viewed as catalysts to increased mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies.
Currently institutional adoption and interest in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) lags behind that of Bitcoin , the world's most valuable and longest tenured cryptocurrency. But that could be on the verge of changing thanks to a recent update to the blockchain.
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Could the New Ethereum Upgrade Lead to More Institutional Buy In?