I love Bitcoin and Ethereum too. I need Ethereum to buy and sell my Tokens but to get from my local currency I need to sell Bitcoin. The rates are very high in the exchanges at least I found Swap on blockchain.com a resource that reduces my commissions. And you are right to say that:
Ethereum is extremely elegant, and may end up being more important in this space than Bitcoin one day.
I also see it the same I feel wonderful of all the advances that have been achieved so far. Staking, Collateral, Loans, Interest-based on Bitcoin and other cryptos. The finances in the crypto space are giving the community what they need. Let's wait for more!