{"id":57134,"date":"2025-04-06T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=57134"},"modified":"2025-04-06T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T09:30:44","slug":"ethereum-tanks-nearly-50-as-bitcoin-holds-stronger-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=57134","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Tanks Nearly 50% As Bitcoin Holds Stronger In Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethereum and Bitcoin went through<\/a> very different trajectories in the first quarter of 2025, and the divergence could not be more obvious. According to data from <\/a>on-chain analytics firm IntoTheBlock, Ethereum underperformed significantly, dropping nearly 50% in value over the past three months. <\/p>\n

Bitcoin, though also correcting, saw a smaller decline below 15%. This reflects a broader trend in the crypto market where inflows and interest went toward Bitcoin and a few altcoins, leaving Ethereum struggling to regain momentum.<\/p>\n

Ethereum\u2019s Underperformance Vs. Bitcoin In Q1<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin began Q1 on a notably bullish trajectory due to increasing institutional interest and strong inflows into Spot Bitcoin ETFs, a combination which pushed the price to a new all-time high of $108,786 on January 20. This price marked the peak of a steady upward movement that has placed Bitcoin firmly in the spotlight since October 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, a pronounced downtrend followed this peak, particularly in March, when the Bitcoin price dipped below $80,000 for the first time since November 2024. An already struggling Ethereum price<\/a> fared much worse and broke below a strong support of $1,900.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin has shown resilience<\/a> since this break, bouncing back above $83,000 and even recently touching $87,000. On the other hand, Ethereum continues to trade below $1,900 and is now at risk of losing $1,800<\/a> and breaking below. <\/p>\n

According to data from Cryptorank, Ethereum closed Q1 2025 with a 45.3% decrease from its quarterly open. This marks the second-worst Q1 performance for Ethereum, behind a 47.5% decline in Q1 2018. Bitcoin, on the other hand, ended Q1 2025 with an 11.7% decrease from its opening price.<\/p>\n\n

Image From X: IntoTheBlock<\/a><\/p>\n

Ethereum Price Direction: $1,800 On Crosshairs With Cautious Bullishness<\/h2>\n

Ethereum\u2019s decline has been amplified by a visible drop in trading interest and inflows even in Spot Ethereum ETFs. Most of the attention has been on Bitcoin, with Solana, Dogecoin, and XRP taking the most <\/a>significant share of interest in the altcoin market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, many crypto analysts are still bullish on Ethereum and are on the outlook of a bounce as it is now nearing a bottom<\/a> around $1,800. According to <\/a>a crypto analyst (@CryptoELlTES ) on social media platform X, Ethereum at $1,800 is the bottom. <\/p>\n

This outlook is based on this level, which acted as resistance in the 2022 bear market and is expected to flip to become support. Another analyst (Crypto Fella) noted that<\/a> a reversal at this point \u201cwould be very good for alts,\u201d suggesting a possible broader market recovery for altcoins if Ethereum finds solid footing here.<\/p>\n\n

Image From X: @CryptoELlTES<\/a><\/p>\n

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading at $1,803, down by $0.18% and 1.9% in the past 24 hours and seven days, respectively.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ethereum and Bitcoin went through very different trajectories in the first quarter of 2025, and the divergence could not be more obvious. According to data from on-chain analytics firm IntoTheBlock, Ethereum underperformed significantly, dropping nearly 50% in value over the past three months. Bitcoin, though also correcting, saw a smaller decline below 15%. This reflects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":57135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}