1. Right now, the understanding of ETH by U.S. stock market investors is still at the level of the crypto space in 2014–15. BTC's slogan 'digital gold' is easy for non-crypto investors to grasp, while ETH's 'smart contracts' are much more complex. 2. The first major surge in ETH/BTC exchange rate began in 2016–17 with the massive rise of ICOs, bringing a large number of tokens onto the blockchain. The second major surge in ETH/BTC exchange rate is expected to start in 2026–27 with the blockchainization of traditional finance (USD, U.S. stocks, U.S. bonds), bringing a large number of RMA tokens onto the blockchain.