Two Prime Abandons Ethereum For Bitcoin, Tags ETH As A Memecoin

By: bitcoin ethereum news|2025/05/02 11:45:01

Investment advisor Two Prime is ditching Ethereum over its memecoin-like behaviour and underwhelming price performance. The SEC-approved firm says it will double down on Bitcoin (BTC) while conducting a post-mortem on Ethereum. Two Prime Drops Ethereum Over Memecoin Behaviour SEC-approved investment advisor Two Prime has called it quits with Ethereum following a raft of negative fundamentals and on-chain metrics. According to a company statement, the derivatives firm will focus its attention on Bitcoin, cutting ties with Ethereum after six years. The firm operated Two Prime Lending, rising to become the second-largest lender for ETH and BTC-backed loans. Rather than dabble in other cryptocurrency-backed loans, Two Prime stuck with BTC and ETH, given their deep liquidity for institutional action. After enjoying modest success with Ethereum for six years, Two Prime says it is moving away to focus on BTC lending. The press release reeled out a laundry list of reasons behind the company’s decision to ditch Ethereum for Bitcoin. “ETH’s statistical trading behaviour, value proposition, and community culture have failed beyond a point that is worth engaing,” read the statement. “The risk-reward is simply unjustifiable at this point with BTC available as an alternative.” Right out of the bat, Two Prime says ETH behaves like a memecoin rather than a predictable asset. The report notes that ETH displayed “multi-standard deviation moves” following a de-correlation from Bitcoin in Q1 2025. The Ethereum-to-Bitcoin ratio has sunk to its five-year low given ETH’s underwhelming price performance in 2025. A Raft Of Reasons Behind The Company’s Decision To Ditch ETH Apart from its memecoin behaviour, Two Prime notes that the Ethereum price has not flashed any signals of a rebound after the slump. The firm notes that investors are not buying the dip, demonstrating a lack of apathy for the largest altcoin. Two Prime notes that Bitcoin ETF inflows have surpassed ETH by nearly 24 times, signaling a decline in institutional interest. Furthermore, the firm points to a shoddy business model that allows Ethereum layer 2s to snag a chunk of its monetization. Rising competition from Solana and other emerging blockchains is taking a large chunk of Ethereum’s market share. Two Prime argues that Ethereum suffers from strong leadership and is a victim of its early success, but has failed to change with the times. An expert has warned that Ethereum is in danger if it does not scale by 100X in the next five years. “The existing scale of the asset and the remaining upside of global adoption make BTC a far better risk-weighte investmen than ETH,” read the statement. Two Prime’s decision to offload its ETH holding has seen prices tumble by nearly 2% since the announcement. Previously, Galaxy Digital has offloaded a portion of its ETH holdings to accumulate SOL, adversely affecting price performance. ✓ Share: Aliyu Pokima Aliyu Pokima is a seasoned cryptocurrency and emerging technologies journalist with a knack for covering needle-moving stories in the space. Aliyu delivers breaking news stories, regulatory updates, and insightful analysis with depth and precision. When he’s not poring over charts or following leads, Aliyu enjoys playing the bass guitar, lifting weights and running marathons. Disclaimer: The presented content may include the personal opinion of the author and is subject to market condition. Do your market research before investing in cryptocurrencies. The author or the publication does not hold any responsibility for your personal financial loss. Source: https://coingape.com/two-prime-abandons-ethereum-for-bitcoin-tags-eth-as-a-memecoin/

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