A week ago, Ethereum was quietly climbing. No flashy headlines, no crazy volatility - just steady gains.
Then, somewhere in the background, whales started moving. Over $158 million worth of ETH changed hands off the public order books, snapped up in over-the-counter deals. One single wallet even yanked 8,745 ETH - almost $38 million - off Binance in one swoop.
As the weekend rolled in, ETH crossed $4,300. That’s when the world noticed - Ethereum’s market cap had just leapfrogged Mastercard, Netflix, and Exxon Mobil. At over $520 billion, it was no longer just “the number two crypto.” It was climbing into the league of the world’s most valuable assets.
Then came Joseph Lubin’s spark. The Ethereum co-founder said it out loud:
“I think ETH will flip Bitcoin within a year.”
Crypto Twitter went wild. Some laughed it off - “Bitcoin is king.” Others were already calculating: if BTC stays flat, ETH would need to hit $20,000 for the flippening. And with ETFs, staking inflows, and institutional whales piling in… maybe it wasn’t so far-fetched.
Now, ETH isn’t just chasing a price target. It’s running toward a moment in history - one where the second-largest crypto could take the crown.