Bitcoin Dominates Ethereum and Solana in Crypto Market
Bitcoin has outpaced Ethereum and Solana over the past five years, with its price rising from $48,306 on September 18, 2021, to $78,131, representing a gain of approximately 61.7%. In contrast, Ethereum fell from $3,396 to $2,507, a decline of about 26.2%, while Solana slipped from $147 to $106, down roughly 27.9%.
Binance's data shows that Bitcoin's all-time high of $126,198.07, reached on October 7, 2025, is approximately 38.1% below its current price. Ethereum and Solana are even further from their record highs, with Ethereum around 49.4% below its all-time high of $4,953.73 and Solana trading roughly 64% below its peak.
According to Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget, Bitcoin's relative outperformance is due to its increasingly established role as a macro and institutional asset, supported by greater ETF access and its limited-supply narrative.