{"id":4519,"date":"2021-05-18T09:44:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2024-06-21T09:43:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T09:43:01","slug":"will-ethereums-eip1559-upgrade-trigger-the-flippening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/will-ethereums-eip1559-upgrade-trigger-the-flippening\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ethereum&#8217;s EIP1559 Upgrade Trigger the &#8220;Flippening&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sudden increase of <a href=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/price\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum\u2019s price<\/a> over the past few weeks has been surprising for many investors. While Bitcoin maximalists seem to willfully close their eyes to what may be the best investment opportunity of the year, traders are already taking positions.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the bullish sentiment comes from the much-expected London fork, which is also known as EIP1559. Some of it also comes from ETH 2.0 (transition from PoW to PoS), another upgrade that is being rolled out. With Ethereum\u2019s price is still at 50% of its prior Bitcoin pair ATH, many are now getting excited about the coin\u2019s future potential.<\/p>\n<p>So how will EIP1559 affect the coin\u2019s value? Is there a chance we\u2019ll see the second most popular cryptocurrency flip Bitcoin\u2019s market cap and claim the first position? This is exactly what we will delve into, after giving a brief overview of the upgrade itself.<\/p>\n<h2>What is EIP1559 and what can we expect from it?<\/h2>\n<p>EIP 1559 is an upgrade to the Ethereum network targeting the issue of increased fees. This is done by implementing the following changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing transaction fees by making changes to the gas mechanism.<\/li>\n<li>Burning a Base Fee; an amount that has to be paid for each transaction on the network and gets adjusted on a per-block basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Essentially, Ethereum will turn into a deflationary currency while leveling out the volatility of fees and transaction times.<\/p>\n<h3>Ethereum becomes cheap to use<\/h3>\n<p>The EIP-1559 upgrade will resolve the congestion issues in the Ethereum network, which are currently making the price of entry for new market participants extremely high. <strong>Fees will be reduced and become more predictable while transactions will be confirmed a lot faster. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is done through a block target size mechanism which adjusts the fees to the lower side when a block is less than 50% filled while increasing them when higher than 50%.<\/p>\n<h3>Ethereum becomes deflationary<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most bullish features of the EIP1559 is the effect it has on Ethereum\u2019s supply. What happens is that every transaction requires a small transaction fee known as Base Fee. This amount is then burned and removed from circulation. Since the fee is paid in Ethereum, <strong>there will be a higher burn rate the more people choose to use the network<\/strong>. This in turn introduces a deflationary mechanism for <a href=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/buy-ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a>, as more coins are removed from circulation compared to the ones entering. The success of the deflation rates will highly depend on the number of users participating in the network (number of transactions) which means it will be subject to volatility.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s briefly put this into perspective. If the rate of new Ethereum users grows rapidly and the consensus mechanism is changing to PoS, rewarding users that hold onto their ETH, the staking returns would be much higher than the 4%-10% initially believed. At current rates, some theorize that returns could be as high as 50%-60% APY.<\/p>\n<h3>How will EIP1559 affect Bitcoin?<\/h3>\n<p><picture class=\"attachment-pinterest\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4520 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin.png\" alt=\"How will EIP1559 affect Bitcoin\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin.png 1280w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpaybis.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-ethereums-eip1559-upgrade-trigger-the-flippening%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fpaybis.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FHow-will-EIP1559-affect-Bitcoin.png&description=Will+Ethereum%27s+EIP1559+Upgrade+Trigger+the+%22Flippening%22%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.289,2C6.617,2,3.606,5.648,3.606,9.622c0,1.846,1.025,4.146,2.666,4.878c0.25,0.111,0.381,0.063,0.439-0.169 c0.044-0.175,0.267-1.029,0.365-1.428c0.032-0.128,0.017-0.237-0.091-0.362C6.445,11.911,6.01,10.75,6.01,9.668 c0-2.777,2.194-5.464,5.933-5.464c3.23,0,5.49,2.108,5.49,5.122c0,3.407-1.794,5.768-4.13,5.768c-1.291,0-2.257-1.021-1.948-2.277 c0.372-1.495,1.089-3.112,1.089-4.191c0-0.967-0.542-1.775-1.663-1.775c-1.319,0-2.379,1.309-2.379,3.059 c0,1.115,0.394,1.869,0.394,1.869s-1.302,5.279-1.54,6.261c-0.405,1.666,0.053,4.368,0.094,4.604 c0.021,0.126,0.167,0.169,0.25,0.063c0.129-0.165,1.699-2.419,2.142-4.051c0.158-0.59,0.817-2.995,0.817-2.995 c0.43,0.784,1.681,1.446,3.013,1.446c3.963,0,6.822-3.494,6.822-7.833C20.394,5.112,16.849,2,12.289,2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/picture><\/p>\n<p>You are probably becoming aware of the bullish sentiment that EIP1559 brings to Ethereum. But that does not necessarily mean it is good for the whole of the crypto market. More specifically, the upgrade could hurt Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, it could threaten Bitcoin\u2019s two most important features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Popularity &#8211; coming from being the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency<\/li>\n<li>Being the asset with the lowest inflation (that continues to decrease every 4 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After Ethereum becomes deflationary, it could become the superior \u201clow inflation\u201d asset, which in turn leads to an increase in market cap and popularity. We\u2019ll circle back to this later when discussing the possibility of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/glossary\/flippening\/\">flippening<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>The switch to POS &#8211; Potential hard fork?<\/h2>\n<p>The switch to PoS through ETH 2.0 has made many miners uncomfortable. Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/best-ethereum-miners\/\">Ethereum miners<\/a> earn rewards from the network through 3 things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inflation<\/strong> (gone with EIP1559)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transaction fees<\/strong> (Lowered and burned with EIP1559)<\/li>\n<li><strong>MEV<\/strong> (profit extracted by reordering and censoring transactions &#8211; reduced with EIP1559)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will be interesting to determine what role MEV (Miner Extracted Value) will play after the merge. If the validators are able to extract MEV, they will be able to compound their staking interest and earn more yield compared to their competition. To this moment, news seems to be positive:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eth 2.0 validators stand to earn 1.93 ETH per year, or 70.9% more than what they are currently earning from network rewards alone, with the addition of MEV income, says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ObadiaAlex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ObadiaAlex<\/a>, researcher for Flashbots.<br \/>\nBy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christine_dkim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@christine_dkim<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YlUFRLK2LG\">https:\/\/t.co\/YlUFRLK2LG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinDesk\/status\/1392452302804508676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That said, the upcoming upgrade makes the majority of Ethereum miners unhappy and in search of a solution.<\/p>\n<p>This is where an interesting theory comes up, and gathers interest across the trading scene. According to established traders, we may experience a level of miner frustration similar to August 2017, when Bitcoin was forked into Bitcoin Cash.<\/p>\n<p>While for different reasons this time around,<strong> it is very likely that Ethereum will undergo a hard fork<\/strong>. If this happens, all Ethereum holders will be rewarded with a version of the ETH that goes in accord with miners\u2019 interests. This bullish and highly likely event further increases the investment thesis for ETH.<\/p>\n<h2>Network effect<\/h2>\n<p>A network effect is one of the main pillars of behavioral economics and describes the<strong> ability of a network to grow in size based on its popularity and applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on that, we have already seen Bitcoin\u2019s network effect over the past decade. Exponential growth unlike any other market with one use case &#8211; <strong>being a great store of value<\/strong> (with a potential of value appreciation).<\/p>\n<p>But how would the same filter apply to ETH? Ethereum\u2019s technology is very interesting albeit being different from Bitcoin and still facing many issues. However, it is important to recognize that <strong>Ethereum is the foundation of the internet of value<\/strong>. In other words, everything that can be exchanged for value and is not yet digital will eventually become digital. And Ethereum will give power to this whole movement. We already see the results of increased network growth in the popularity of DeFi, NFTs, and a strong preference for decentralized exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing that leads a more tech-oriented crowd towards Ethereum instead of Bitcoin is its rapid and continuous change, which happens through upgrades to the network. Traditional investors with more experience in the stock markets often have a tendency to invest in companies that are actively trying to improve based upon user feedback, and this is another reason why Bitcoin is less attractive than Ethereum. In the end, similar to the exponential growth of tech startups, those who benefit most are not the users of the network, but the early investors and shareholders.<\/p>\n<h2>The flippening &#8211; Will ETH surpass Bitcoin\u2019s market cap?<\/h2>\n<p><picture class=\"attachment-pinterest\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4521 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap.png\" alt=\"The flippening - Will ETH surpass Bitcoin\u2019s market cap?\" width=\"1999\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap.png 1999w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap-1536x599.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpaybis.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-ethereums-eip1559-upgrade-trigger-the-flippening%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fpaybis.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FThe-flippening-Will-ETH-surpass-Bitcoins-market-cap.png&description=Will+Ethereum%27s+EIP1559+Upgrade+Trigger+the+%22Flippening%22%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.289,2C6.617,2,3.606,5.648,3.606,9.622c0,1.846,1.025,4.146,2.666,4.878c0.25,0.111,0.381,0.063,0.439-0.169 c0.044-0.175,0.267-1.029,0.365-1.428c0.032-0.128,0.017-0.237-0.091-0.362C6.445,11.911,6.01,10.75,6.01,9.668 c0-2.777,2.194-5.464,5.933-5.464c3.23,0,5.49,2.108,5.49,5.122c0,3.407-1.794,5.768-4.13,5.768c-1.291,0-2.257-1.021-1.948-2.277 c0.372-1.495,1.089-3.112,1.089-4.191c0-0.967-0.542-1.775-1.663-1.775c-1.319,0-2.379,1.309-2.379,3.059 c0,1.115,0.394,1.869,0.394,1.869s-1.302,5.279-1.54,6.261c-0.405,1.666,0.053,4.368,0.094,4.604 c0.021,0.126,0.167,0.169,0.25,0.063c0.129-0.165,1.699-2.419,2.142-4.051c0.158-0.59,0.817-2.995,0.817-2.995 c0.43,0.784,1.681,1.446,3.013,1.446c3.963,0,6.822-3.494,6.822-7.833C20.394,5.112,16.849,2,12.289,2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/picture><\/p>\n<p>At the time of this writing, the ETH\/BTC chart is at 0,077. Its value has more than tripled since January and it seems there\u2019s still a long way to go.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, <strong>it seems inevitable that Ethereum surpasses Bitcoin, taking its place as the best cryptocurrency by market cap<\/strong>. There are simply too many factors that are only now starting to get priced in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The effect of EIP1559 on the supply of ETH<\/li>\n<li>The potential of high rewards through staking<\/li>\n<li>A possibility for a high-value airdrop through a potential hardfork<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum\u2019s low value when observing the ETH\/BTC chart<\/li>\n<li>Its ever-increasing use cases which in turn boost its network effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experienced traders, like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoCobain\">CryptoCobain<\/a> believe that the \u201cflippening\u201d will eventually happen, but will be short-lived if it happens too fast. In this case, if it happens within a year, we may see a sharper decline in ETH after the peak is reached, bringing the coin back to second place. Similar to the previous bull market, we can expect to see the peak of ETH occur shortly before or after Bitcoin\u2019s peak, as crypto enters into a new bear market.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoCobain also mentioned on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ho39imoAAuY\">recent podcast of UncommonCore<\/a> that it is more important to track the price appreciation of Ether from bottom to bottom, compared with peak to peak. If the prior is much higher in this cycle compared to the previous, the market will get confirmation as to Ethereum\u2019s potential to act as a reliable store of value. While this is good news for ETH holders, it can hurt the reputation of Bitcoin, since storing value is its single most important use case. Su Zhu mentioned in the same podcast that it would be detrimental for Bitcoin to see Ethereum perform better in terms.<\/p>\n<h3>Tracking peaks vs bottoms<\/h3>\n<p>Crypto grows in bubbles, Tracking the peak price is less important than tracking the bottom as compared with its previous bottom. If that is significantly higher than the previous bull market we are going in the right direction. Note that if this happens, it would mean that Ethereum can act as a reliable store of value and would thus hurt Bitcoin in the form that it is its only use case. Su Zhu, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threearrowscap.com\/\">Three Arrows Capital<\/a> doubles down on this by mentioning that Bitcoin would have a difficult time if Ethereum is proven to be a more liquid cryptocurrency and better for value storage (in terms of % growth).<\/p>\n<p>The other scenario is one where Bitcoin maintains its status in the bear market as the best store of value due to a larger drop in Ethereum\u2019s value. Experienced trader Tetranode believes this could be the case, as he expects up to an 80% drop in Ethereum\u2019s value in the next bear market, before, as he says, Ethereum heads for the 6-figure pricepoint. You can see his opinions on Ethereum and the much speculated hard fork in the following podcast:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDxcj4lypSQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Tracking the ETH\/BTC pair<\/h2>\n<p>Naturally, one of the most important things to track is the growth of the Ethereum network as compared to that of <a href=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\">Bitcoin<\/a>. This does not only entail the ETH\/BTC chart but many metrics that indicate the overall market sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>The best source to track all these metrics from one place is Blockchain Center, which has a dedicated page known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchaincenter.net\/flippening\/\">The Flippening Index<\/a>. Make sure you check this one regularly if you\u2019re invested in Ethereum.<\/p>\n<h2>What can we expect in the next few months?<\/h2>\n<p><picture class=\"attachment-pinterest\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4522 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months-1024x959.jpg\" alt=\"What can we expect in the next few months\" width=\"1024\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months-1024x959.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months-150x140.jpg 150w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months-768x719.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paybis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpaybis.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-ethereums-eip1559-upgrade-trigger-the-flippening%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fpaybis.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FWhat-can-we-expect-in-the-next-few-months-1024x959.jpg&description=Will+Ethereum%27s+EIP1559+Upgrade+Trigger+the+%22Flippening%22%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.289,2C6.617,2,3.606,5.648,3.606,9.622c0,1.846,1.025,4.146,2.666,4.878c0.25,0.111,0.381,0.063,0.439-0.169 c0.044-0.175,0.267-1.029,0.365-1.428c0.032-0.128,0.017-0.237-0.091-0.362C6.445,11.911,6.01,10.75,6.01,9.668 c0-2.777,2.194-5.464,5.933-5.464c3.23,0,5.49,2.108,5.49,5.122c0,3.407-1.794,5.768-4.13,5.768c-1.291,0-2.257-1.021-1.948-2.277 c0.372-1.495,1.089-3.112,1.089-4.191c0-0.967-0.542-1.775-1.663-1.775c-1.319,0-2.379,1.309-2.379,3.059 c0,1.115,0.394,1.869,0.394,1.869s-1.302,5.279-1.54,6.261c-0.405,1.666,0.053,4.368,0.094,4.604 c0.021,0.126,0.167,0.169,0.25,0.063c0.129-0.165,1.699-2.419,2.142-4.051c0.158-0.59,0.817-2.995,0.817-2.995 c0.43,0.784,1.681,1.446,3.013,1.446c3.963,0,6.822-3.494,6.822-7.833C20.394,5.112,16.849,2,12.289,2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/picture><\/p>\n<p>While all eyes are focused on the performance of Ethereum ahead of its upgrade, it\u2019s good to remember that the event will trigger a ripple effect across different markets. These are all markets related to the Ethereum blockchain, all of which are somehow related to DeFi.<\/p>\n<p>The assumption we support is that we see a second \u201cDeFi summer\u201d trigger right after the EIP1559 upgrade is completed. This is a short period of time in which we are expected to see a surge in retail and institutional interest for DeFi protocols as well as NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>If you were around in the latest \u201cDeFi summer\u201d, you may remember how DeFi protocols and oracle networks experienced a large spike in price over a short period of time. It is very likely that we will once again witness such price action.<\/p>\n<p>When looking more long-term, we can see that Ethereum is nothing like it was in 2017, both from a perspective of user participation and use cases. It is reaching a level of maturity and sustainability that a lot of institutions have been waiting for before making the final leap and adding it to their balance sheet. It will be interesting to watch how things unfold in the ever-changing market environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sudden increase of Ethereum\u2019s price over the past few weeks has been surprising for many investors. While Bitcoin maximalists seem to willfully close their eyes to what may be the best investment opportunity of the year, traders are already taking positions. 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