Yes it can. Will it tho? I doubt it... but anything is possible. I think ETH has a higher risk and possibly greater reward than BTC. But crypto doesn't really follow normal investing principles. Wouldn't be surprised if BTC hit 100k in 2020... seems like BTC is always going to have more investors since its target audience is literally anybody with money (aka the entire world population) meanwhile ETH can be used as a store of value.... however its main purpose is smart contracts, not everybody needs that functionality furthermore ETH gets STUPID slow when there is high volume..... not a good look. Idk just my 2 cents, both will make you money lol.