Ether’s bitcoin-beating Q3 rally came with a catch. Liquidity thinned.

Ether beat bitcoin in the third quarter, but its market liquidity got thinner, according to Coingecko.

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Ether’s bitcoin-beating Q3 rally came with a catch. Liquidity thinned.

Ether beat bitcoin in the third quarter, but its market liquidity got thinner, according to Coingecko.

By Omkar Godbole

Oct 4, 2026, 11:50 p.m. EDT

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Ether’s price rose more than bitcoin in the third quarter.
But the token’s liquidity thinned out relative to bitcoin, according to Coingecko.
XRP’s liquidity was skewed bullish, Coingecko added,

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