ETH Value Has “Little Link” To Ethereum Use Cases, Says Smart Contract Inventor Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo, a prominent computer scientist known for introducing the concept of smart contracts, says that ETH’s valuation has a very low correlation to the Ethereum network’s use cases. “A fundamental problem with ETH valuation is that ethereum’s primary use cases are largely external to ETH’s market value,” he wrote on X. “Ethereum can be very useful, its apps can garner great revenue, and ETH can still be low price — or vice versa — there is little link between them,” he added. Ethereum And Bitcoin Are Valuable For Different Reasons Szabo’s post comes after a long-standing debate over Bitcoin versus Ethereum. Over the years, there have been talks that ETH could eventually flip BTC to become the largest crypto in the market, but this is yet to happen. According to Szabo, Ethereum and Bitcoin play different roles in the market, and are therefore valuable for different reasons. Ethereum serves as a prog...