ETH/BTC Death Cross Kicks Off 2026 as Ethereum Suffers Deeper Losses Than Bitcoin

At the start of 2026, Galaxy Head of Research Alex Thorn highlighted a death cross on the ETH/BTC daily chart as the 50-day moving average fell below the 200-day moving average. While the signal went largely unnoticed amid early-year optimism, Ethereum has since dropped harder than Bitcoin, with sharper price declines and larger 24-hour liquidations as the market sell-off accelerates.