Ethereum’s highly anticipated Pectra upgrade could set the stage for the next phase of the 2025 crypto market cycle, according to analysts, even as Ether continues to underperform Bitcoin.
The Ether ( data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>ETH) price fell over 32% during February, finding a local bottom at an over two-month low of $2,073 before recovering to the current $2,245 mark, Cointelegraph Markets data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://pro.cointelegraph.com/users/sign_in” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>Pro data shows.
ETH/USD, 1-year chart. Source: Cointelegraph
data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-pectra-upgrade-holesky-testnet” rel=”” target=”_self” text=”null” title=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-pectra-upgrade-holesky-testnet”>Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra upgrade, scheduled for March 5, could help ease long-term selling pressure, according to Gabriel…

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