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Ethereum Poised to Overtake Bitcoin? Analyst Compares Potential "Flippening" to Gold's Decline

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Shared by Dario • October 17, 2025

BitMEX chair Tom Lee has drawn a striking parallel between Ethereum's potential to surpass Bitcoin and the historical shift where Wall Street equities eclipsed gold's dominance. Lee suggests that as the digital economy evolves and tokenization expands, Ethereum could capture a similar market share that equities gained after the US abandoned the gold standard in 1971.