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Eric Trump Tweets 'Great Time to Add $ETH' as Ethereum Market Cap Trails Rivals

Feb 04, 2025 at 11:00 am

The latest rally was a dramatic rebound from a sharp drop over the weekend. Ethereum began clawing its way back on Sunday night before exploding over

Eric Trump Tweets 'Great Time to Add $ETH' as Ethereum Market Cap Trails Rivals

The latest crypto rally saw Ethereum prices surging by over 20% in a day. This comes after a sharp drop over the weekend, with rumors swirling about a potential U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve. On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund.

While Ethereum appears to be on the sidelines of these developments, at least officially, the Trump family does have skin in the Ethereum game. Their latest venture, World Liberty Financial, is a DeFi project backed by the former president himself. Interestingly, World Liberty's treasury is heavily stacked with Ethereum.

According to blockchain analysts on BNC ELX, this points towards a deeper strategy, with the WLF team accumulating ETH for some time now - and continuing to do so during yesterday's Trump Tariff Dip.

This rally comes at a critical juncture for Ethereum. While the entire crypto market has seen a recent surge, Ethereum's market cap has not kept pace with competitors like Bitcoin, XRP, and Solana.

More troublingly, tensions are brewing within the Ethereum developer community, with factions arguing over the blockchain’s governance, leadership vacuum, and sluggish innovation. Despite its reputation as the world's most versatile blockchain - thanks to its smart contract functionality - Ethereum's dominance is no longer unquestioned. Critics argue that high fees and slow transaction speeds have allowed rival chains to eat into its market share.

Created by Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum's journey began with a 2013 white paper outlining its concept. The network officially launched in 2015, revolutionizing crypto with its decentralized applications. But today, nearly a decade later, Ethereum is at a crossroads - caught between its past innovations and the pressure to evolve faster, as new chains like Solana continue to eat its lunch.

For now, at least, traders seem to have bought into the Ethereum comeback story. And from an unlikely source, the Trumps. The comeback could continue, as tomorrow Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks will give a press conference to explain how digital assets are a key part of the American future.

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