Upgrades, ESG, DeFi usage to help ether outpace bitcoin: Pantera Capital


FILE PHOTO Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 29 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) - The Ethereum platform's potential applications, lower environmental impact and technical upgrades are likely to help the ether token continue to outperform bitcoin, Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead said.

As a more recent token, ether has further to run than bitcoin, Morehead told the Reuters Global Markets Forum on Monday, adding that the latest Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 upgrade will help it trade more like a fixed asset.

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