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Yes, traditionally that was the case as BTC was the “gateway currency”. People willing to buy Ether usually had to go get BTC and then exchange it to Ether or any other crypto they wished for.
But that’s not necessarily the case right now. We’ve seen a lot of exchanges recently opening Ether based market to exchange it for other Cryptocurrencies. This might be the time when Ether finally breaks off of BTC’s shadow.

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