Ethereum's Gains Last Week Eclipsed Bitcoin, But These ETH Killers Outshone The Second-Largest Coin

Author: Aniket Verma | July 14, 2025 04:13am

Cryptocurrency investors profited handsomely last week as altcoins followed Bitcoin’s record highs.

What happened: Bitcoin, the world's largest digital asset by capitalization, began a gravity-defying bull run that propelled it beyond $122,000.

But while Bitcoin set the tone, its returns were eclipsed by other cryptocurrencies.

Ethereum, the second-largest coin, surged 17% in the last week, regaining $3,000 after a gap of more than five months. Its market dominance increased to 9.6%, while Bitcoin's share remained below 64%.

Interestingly, mid-cap coins like Cardano, Polkadot and Avalanche, once deemed as "Ethereum Killers," outgained Ethereum, surging 29.50%, 21.80% and 20%, respectively.

Stocks	Overnight Gains +/-	Price (Recorded at 3:30 a.m. ET)
Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA)	+29.50%	$0.7569
Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT)	+21.80%	$4.13
Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX)	+20.00%	$21.81
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)	+17.84%	$3,029.18
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)	+12.17%	$122,103

Meme heavyweights like Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) jumped 20.45% and 17.88% respectively. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose nearly 14% to $3.83 trillion in the last week.

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