Ethereum'south realized capitalization has increased by virtually 50% in January and so far to tag new all-time highs above $seventy billion, co-ordinate to CoinMetrics.

The data shows that Ethereum's realized cap has more than tripled since dropping below $25 billion in during March 2020's "Black Th" crash..

Ethereum'due south realized cap: CoinMetrics

The realized capitalization metric calculates the value of a crypto asset's supply according to when each unit concluding moved on-chain. The indicator seeks to approximate the price actually paid for each ETH in circulation — rather than simply multiply the current price past the total supply every bit marketplace cap does. However, realized cap cannot account for coins that are merely traded on centralized exchanges and do not move on-chain.

The indicator is designed to offering a way to recoup for lost or unclaimed coins by ignoring their appreciation from the time each unit was last transferred on-chain.

By ignoring the fluctuating capitalization of dormant coins, realized cap offers a signal for when new majuscule is flowing into a given market, with CoinMetrics inferring that many new investors may take been buying the bags of seasoned ETH whales during January's bull market.

The report as well noted a v% spike in the number of Ethereum addresses holding more than than 10,000 Ether, with one,241 wallets currently holding $13.8 one thousand thousand or more in ETH. As such, CoinMetrics concludes that "institutional investors are starting to buy ETH."

The growth of Ethereum'south realized cap appears to have outperformed that of Bitcoin'south concluding yr, with Glassnode reporting that BTC's realized cap had grown 50% since the beginning of 2020 as of December. 15. CoinMetrics' data indicates Ethereum had seen an 85% increase over the same flow.

Blockchain Heart'due south Flippening Index currently estimates that Ethereum is 71% of the way to surpassing Bitcoin according to viii key metrics — comprising a new all-time high for the indicator.

The index notes Ethereum has already surpassed Bitcoin by transaction fees and transaction count, and estimates that transaction volume and node count are at 99% and 97% of Bitcoin's respectively.