Ethereum (ETH) is 332.3× the size of Kaspa (KAS) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.55 across 59 shared trading days). KAS has been the more volatile of the two, at 106% annualised against ETH's 62%.
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0.55over 59 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | KAS | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -34.1% | -66.5% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.21 | 0.50 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +34.1% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -44.6% |
Relative strength over 90 days: ETH outperformed KAS by 5.6% — measured on the KAS/ETH ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.