Ether Trails Bitcoin as Supply Fears, Memecoins Spook Investors

  • ETFs for the token have seen eight straight days of outflows
  • Buyers are concerned about an uptick in Ether’s total supply
The Bitcoin and Ether logos.Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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Ether continues to lag behind leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin as recently-debuted exchange-traded funds fail to kindle greater demand for the second-ranked token.

The spot-Ether ETFs launched in July have suffered eight consecutive days of net outflows totaling nearly $112 million, their longest losing streak so far, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.