{"id":453204,"date":"2020-12-28T20:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=453204"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:46:34","slug":"analyst-post-bitcoin-traditional-finance-will-flock-to-defi-not-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/defi\/analyst-post-bitcoin-traditional-finance-will-flock-to-defi-not-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst: Post Bitcoin, Traditional Finance Will Flock To DeFi, Not Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin is in price discovery<\/a> and each day sets a new all-time high. But despite the soaring prices well above the previous record, altcoins have barely moved in comparison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, traditional finance will soon move profits and diversify, and when they do, one chartered financial analyst claims it\u2019ll be into DeFi tokens, and not Ethereum or other altcoins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bitcoin price tapped over $28,000<\/a> over the holiday weekend, and the crypto market is feverish with FOMO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Most of the capital and interest has surrounded Bitcoin thus far, but all eyes are on altcoins<\/a> for the eventual \u201calt season\u201d and the \u201clife-changing wealth\u201d they\u2019re said to bring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Prelude To Altcoin Season: Ethereum Active Addresses Revisit \u2018DeFi Summer\u2019 Highs<\/a> And while Ethereum popped over the weekend as Bitcoin cooled off, chartered financial analyst and CIO at Arca Jeff Dorman says it\u2019s going to be DeFi tokens<\/a> where traditional finance turns to next, and not the top-ranked altcoin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, many altcoins might be left out of this bull run. Here\u2019s why.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dorman says<\/a> that traditional finance investors got over the \u201cimpossible to value hump\u201d with Bitcoin but will ultimately \u201cgravitate toward cash flow valuation when given the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n Essentially, because these assets also come with added yields similar to stock dividends that traditional finance investors will prefer the untraditional new form of decentralized finance<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Beyond this, several altcoins \u2014 even those in the \u201cnonsense\u201d top 25 crypto assets by market cap, have had three years to build a project into a product and give investors a reason to come back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Ethereum Transaction Fees Rising Hints At DeFi Season Round Two<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Ethereum might be the foundation of DeFi dapps, but rising network fees<\/a> each time the technology is put to use highlights its failure to scale. This is less important for Bitcoin, but because Ethereum is about utility, fees matter.<\/p>\nAnalyst: Traditional Bitcoin Investors To Diversify Into DeFi<\/h2>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nWill Bitcoin profits flow into DeFi tokens? | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Why Altcoin Season Could Be Very Different This Market Cycle<\/h2>\n