Talking about BTC, ETH and the 2 major reasons why altcoins must rise at the beginning of 2025. In the crypto circle, where expectations of tenfold or hundredfold returns are common, holding ETH means losing half of the bull market. The constant curses within the circle raise concerns that continuing to hold will mean saying goodbye to the entire bull market. So, does this second-tier cryptocurrency still have a chance in this bull market? Can it still skyrocket? Firstly, as the king of altcoins and the king of public chains, ETH has a deep-rooted and flourishing ecosystem that has long been embedded in every corner of the crypto world. Although Solana has been reborn, and new public chains like Sui, AVAX, and TON have also performed well, ETH's position in various ecological niches such as DeFi, RWA, stablecoins, and NFTs remains unshakeable. Various whales and even Wall Street forces have deep involvement in ETH, and many calculations were already determined in the last round, when other public chains didn't even have the qualifications to shine its shoes. This means that a large amount of capital and plans have already been secretly positioned, and the script for the rise has long been designed, just waiting for specific conditions to be triggered. As crypto advances, ETH will definitely have the advantage, just like the current situation with spot ETFs, which only feature BTC and ETH. Financial 2.0 will provide ETH with significant room for development, as a massive number of institutions use ETH as the infrastructure to carry out their own Web3 businesses. Secondly, currently, the spot ETF policy for ETH does not allow staking, users cannot earn staking rewards and must pay management fees, which hinders a significant portion of capital inflow, making ETFs less attractive. With Trump's return to power, it is highly likely that future policies will allow ETFs to provide clients with staking rewards. Currently, the staking yield is about 4% annually, and as interest rate cuts proceed, the attractiveness of ETH spot ETFs could even surpass BTC, allowing investors to enjoy the benefits of the increasing value of the Ethereum ecosystem while also earning interest. This will bring immense liquidity to the Ethereum system and even the entire altcoin market, completely igniting the Ethereum-related ecosystem. $USUAL
