🚀 Tom Lee Predicts #Ethereum Could Flip #Bitcoin Like Wall Street Flipped Gold 💰
BitMine’s Tom Lee believes Ethereum might one day surpass Bitcoin’s market cap — just like how Wall Street and US equities overtook gold after 1971 ⚡️
In an interview with ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood, Lee compared Bitcoin’s dominance to gold before the US left the gold standard, saying “Ethereum could flip Bitcoin similar to how Wall Street flipped gold post-71” 🔄
Currently, Bitcoin’s market cap sits around $2.17T while Ethereum trails at $476B — nearly five times smaller 💸
Lee pointed to the “Nixon Shock,” when the US dollar became “fully synthetic” and no longer gold-backed, sparking dollar dominance and massive equity growth 📈
He explained how Wall Street’s financial products boosted the dollar’s power — now 80% of global transactions are dollar-based. Similarly, Lee expects Ethereum to dominate as the world becomes tokenized 🌐💎
“As everything moves on-chain — dollars, stocks, real estate — Ethereum will be at the center,” Lee said, calling it a “working theory” while reaffirming he’s still bullish on Bitcoin too 🟢
The “flippening” — where ETH overtakes BTC — has been a heated debate for years 🔥. ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin recently predicted ETH could rise 100x and surpass BTC as a monetary base, while Bitcoin maximalists like Samson Mow argue investors will return to BTC once ETH peaks ⚔️
Despite the rivalry, Ethereum continues to evolve fast — leading in tokenization, smart contracts, and decentralized apps 💫