Ethereum’s market cap is higher than Cisco, Toyota, Nike, Oracle, Pepsico, etc. Months after the cryptocurrency king, Bitcoin became the most significant financialgloballythe world, with its value surpassing the market cap of Visa. The second most valuable crypto, Ethereum, is on its way to beating leading financial services firms. With a market cap of $222.69 billion, Ethereum has already broken into the top 10 financial services players globally and is currently ahead of China Construction Bank, ranked seventh with a market cap of $211.16 billion, followed by Agricultural Bank of China ($176.67 billion) ranked eighth, Citigroup ($151.43 billion) at nine, and among the world’s biggest startup investor SoftBank ($148.67 billion) ranked at number 10, according to the data from CompaniesMarketCap.
Bitcoin currently has a staggering $1.10 trillion market cap ahead of JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard, Bank of America, and more, apart from Visa. Even a cryptocurrency isn’t comparable to a physical entity such as Visa, SoftBank, Citigroup, and others, given that the former is a peer-to-peer software system. At the same time, the latter is a for-profit business; Bitcoin and Ethereum are theoretically the eighth and 45th most considerable assets globally per their market caps. While Bitcoin in value is ahead of companies like Facebook, Tesla, Alibaba, Walmart, Nestle, etc., Ethereum’s market cap is higher than Cisco, Toyota, Nike, Oracle, Pepsico, and more.
Ethereum’s price has scaled up over 1300 percent from $138.5 as of April 2, 2020, to $1,944 as of April 1, 2021, and has grown 161 times from $745 as of January 1, 2021, as per CoinMarketCap. Despite being the most significant alternative to Bitcoin, Ethereum has a long way to cover to come close to Bitcoin’s craze and market cap, even as it has created a considerable buzz among investors. It has drawn the attention of blockchain stakeholders for its use beyond just processing crypto transactions. Ethereum has enabled the deployment of smart contracts and decentralized apps so far to be created and operated without any fraud or interference from third parties, unlike Bitcoin. However, its growing popularity, rising valuation, growing number of exchanges offering Ethereum, and more are why investors are looking at it.
To buy Ethereum in India, investors would have to register on one of the crypto exchanges such as BuyUCoin, CoinDCX, Unocoin, and more, even as there is regulatory uncertainty around the future cryptos in India. Investors must complete the KYC and anti-money laundering norms and have their mobile number linked to their Aadhaar ID. Further, bank account details must be added to begin trading Ethereum in India with INR currency. One can set monthly, weekly, or even daily targets and decide the markets they want to change.
Investors need to know how much risk they are willing to take on every trade and, based on it, figure out their risk-reward ratio. Apart from INR, investors can also buy Ethereum with credit and debit cards, UPI, bank transfers, etc. Get live Stock Prices from the BSE, NSE, and US Market, and the latest NAV and portfolio of Mutual Funds; check out the newest IPO News, Best Performing IPOs, calculate your tax by using an Income Tax Calculator, know the market’s Top Gainers, Top Losers & Best Equity Funds. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Financial Express is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest Biz news.
