Fidelity Ethereum ETF is downgraded due to a lack of staking and extreme ETH valuation concerns. ETH network fees collapsed 86% YoY in Q4-25, driving the P/F multiple to a historic high of 3,260x. FETH lags peers in inflows; Grayscale Ethereum Mini ETF is favored for its lower fee and staking capability.
Ethereum has underperformed Bitcoin significantly since the launch of spot ETH ETFs in the US, declining 22% versus Bitcoin's 64% gain. Despite Ethereum's lagging price action, some investors and companies, like Bit Digital, are making sizable bets on ETH over BTC. There is some merit to the recent hype surrounding ETH given stablecoin footprint, stablecoin transfer volume, and tokenized asset trends.