Here's What Would Need to Happen For Ethereum to Flip Bitcoin by 2030

2026-03-10 06:05:00 ET

Could Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) surpass Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in total market capitalization someday? This possibility of a so-called flippening, as this hypothetical event is known in crypto circles, has been a favorite thought experiment for years now because of the disruption to the ordinary state of affairs that it implies. Still, with Bitcoin's market cap at about $1.4 trillion today, and Ethereum's near $240 billion, the gap between these two assets is about as wide as it's been in quite a few years.

So is it actually possible for Ethereum to become larger than Bitcoin by 2030, or is it a pipe dream?

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