2026-01-16 02:39:32

The altseason narrative might feel flat right now, but don't sleep on what's brewing beneath the surface. Bitcoin dominance can't hold forever—rotations always happen. Ethereum is positioning itself for a strong breakout phase. Keep an eye on the ETHBTC ratio; when this pair flips higher, it signals a major shift in market momentum where alts start getting their turn. The setup looks intriguing for those watching technicals.

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DefiEngineerJack

· 01-18 18:45

ETHBTC ratio's been the most underrated signal lately, tbh. everyone's fixated on btc dom when the real alpha's in watching that flip happen. seen this pattern before—alts don't move until eth shows some teeth against bitcoin. technically speaking, the macro setup is actually fairly non-trivial this time around.

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DaoResearcher

· 01-18 07:55

Based on on-chain data and the trend analysis of the ETHBTC ratio, this hypothesis is statistically sound. It is worth noting that the cyclical decline of Bitcoin dominance was theoretically predicted as early as in Vitalik's "Ethereum 2.0 Economics" paper. What we are seeing now is a re-affirmation of the game-theoretic equilibrium. I recommend everyone to review the discussion on MakerDAO governance proposal #847 regarding multi-asset allocation, which will help you understand why rotation cycles are more easily triggered in ecosystems with highly decentralized DAO governance mechanisms. Although the ETHBTC indicator is rough, the data shows it indeed reflects a deep-rooted incentive incompatibility issue — an interesting phenomenon I recently discovered in Aave community governance.

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