The Ether-Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio struggles to surpass 0.05 despite institutional adoption and a price rally in July/August, remaining at 0.039. In March, the ratio hit a 5-year low of 0.02 due to macroeconomic uncertainty and trade tensions. Ether hit an all-time high of $4,957 in August, up 155% since July, attracting financial institutions and equity investors.

Ether has outperformed Bitcoin only 15% of the time since 2015, primarily between 2015-2017 during the ICO boom. However, since 2020, Bitcoin has outperformed ETH. Analysts predict consolidation near previous ATHs before potentially hitting new highs in weeks or months following the recent rally. Ethereum narrowly missed the $5,000 milestone in August.

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