{"id":1535,"date":"2025-11-17T03:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2025-11-21T07:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:26:19","slug":"ethereums-supercycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/ethereums-supercycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum\u2019s \u2018Supercycle\u2019 Debate Heats Up After Tom Lee\u2019s Bold Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-a7600fef\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-a7600fef\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-17.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum\u2019s \u2018Supercycle\u2019 Debate Heats Up After Tom Lee\u2019s Bold Claim\" title=\"Untitled design (17)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-17.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-17-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-17-768x402.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ethereum\u2019s \u2018Supercycle\u2019<\/strong> is back in the spotlight after a bold prediction from Tom Lee, the executive chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. Lee argues that Ether is \u201centering the same supercycle\u201d that propelled Bitcoin to massive gains over the past eight years \u2014 but not everyone is convinced.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent post on X, Lee compared Ethereum\u2019s current momentum to Bitcoin\u2019s explosive 100x rally between 2017 and today. He stressed that massive growth never happens in a straight line. Instead, the real pattern is sharp rallies followed by painful crashes \u2014 and long-term investors who survived those drawdowns ended up winning big. Bitcoin, he noted, has suffered six pullbacks of more than 50% and three brutal drops above 75% since 2017, yet still delivered outsized returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee\u2019s takeaway for ETH holders: volatility is part of the journey, and patience has historically paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Critics Push Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not everyone is on board with the supercycle narrative. One outspoken Bitcoin supporter known online as \u201cThe Bitcoin Therapist\u201d pushed back hard on Lee\u2019s comparison. He questioned what truly sets Ether apart from hundreds of competing tokens and argued that Ethereum is not reliable enough to serve as infrastructure for global, always-on financial systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would never want my assets on the Ethereum blockchain,\u201d he said, echoing a wider skepticism among Bitcoin maximalists who argue that ETH\u2019s value proposition is overstated and unproven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Big Question: Can Ethereum Deliver?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this debate so heated is that both sides have a point. Lee didn\u2019t offer any specific price target or timeline for Ethereum\u2019s supposed supercycle, leaving plenty of room for interpretation. Instead, he highlighted the factors that will make or break Ethereum\u2019s long-term trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For ETH to follow anything close to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/forex\/121815\/bitcoins-price-history.asp\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/forex\/121815\/bitcoins-price-history.asp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin\u2019s historic path<\/a>, the network needs stronger on-chain activity, more robust Layer 2 infrastructure, and significantly deeper institutional involvement. Scaling improvements, real-world use cases, and demand from traditional finance will likely decide whether Ethereum evolves into a dominant global platform \u2014 or remains stuck in Bitcoin\u2019s shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the crypto market enters another volatile cycle, the question remains wide open: is Ethereum truly gearing up for its own supercycle, or is this just another round of hype? The months ahead will make the picture clearer, but for now, the debate is only getting louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/nft-sales-slip-as-market-cools\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/nft-sales-slip-as-market-cools\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFT Sales Slip as Market Cools, Pudgy Penguins Take a Hit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum\u2019s \u2018Supercycle\u2019 is back in the spotlight after a bold prediction from Tom Lee, the executive chairman of BitMine Immersion &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Ethereum\u2019s \u2018Supercycle\u2019 Debate Heats Up After Tom Lee\u2019s Bold Claim\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/ethereums-supercycle\/#more-1535\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ethereum\u2019s \u2018Supercycle\u2019 Debate Heats Up After Tom Lee\u2019s Bold Claim\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[889,879,880,875,877,887,876,884,882,885,878,888,881,886,883],"class_list":["post-1535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-bitcoin-vs-ethereum-supercycle-comparison","tag-eth-institutional-adoption-expectations","tag-eth-price-prediction-without-timelines","tag-eth-volatility-historical-corrections-explained","tag-ethereum-bullish-cycle-vs-market-skepticism","tag-ethereum-critics-bitcoin-maximalist-debate","tag-ethereum-global-financial-system-readiness","tag-ethereum-investor-sentiment-latest-news","tag-ethereum-layer-2-scaling-impact-on-price","tag-ethereum-long-term-growth-forecast-analysis","tag-ethereum-on-chain-activity-growth-trends","tag-ethereum-real-world-utility-challenges-2025","tag-ethereum-supercycle-prediction-tom-lee","tag-tom-lee-ethereum-price-outlook-2025","tag-will-ethereum-follow-bitcoins-supercycle","resize-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-17.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1598,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535\/revisions\/1598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decentralnetwork.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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