Gamestop Corp. (GME) – What do CoinShares Meltem Demirors think of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin?

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Dominance fell below 50% for the first time in nearly three years last week, CoinShares chief strategy officer Meltem Demirors told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday.

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Much of the volatility in Bitcoin is caused by traders, Demirors told CNBC.

ether (CRYPTO: ETH) is the main cryptocurrency affecting bitcoin dominance, she said. Investor sentiment about Ethereum is changing, Demirors said, adding that many investors are converting their Bitcoin profits to Ethereum.

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has become hugely popular lately as the meme-based cryptocurrency has soared to almost $ 0.50 in the past few weeks.

CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin noted that Dogecoin started out as a joke and asked Demirors if the meme-based cryptocurrency mocked the cryptocurrency asset class.

Demirors replied that Dogecoin doesn’t invalidate anything else that happens in the crypto room, just as it does GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) doesn’t invalidate the rest of the stock market.

Like it or not, Dogecoin is here, she said, adding that “people seem to like it”.

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Price action: Bitcoin is up 84.97% since the start of the year.

Ethereum is up 236.23% since the start of the year.

Dogecoin is up 5,597.76% since the start of the year.

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