Ethereum: Top Investment Banks Are Extremely Optimistic, Standard Chartered Calls for $40,000

1. Standard Chartered Bank: Predicts ETH could reach $40,000 by 2030, with a mid-term target of $7,500 by the end of 2025 and $25,000 in 2028. The report explicitly states that Ethereum will significantly outperform Bitcoin, and institutions are forming a consensus around Ethereum’s position as the foundational digital asset.
2. Tom Lee (Fundstrat): Predicts a target price of $10,000–$12,000 by the end of 2026, one of the most optimistic forecasts in the current market.
3. VanEck: Predicts Ethereum could reach a baseline target of $22,000 by 2030, driven by spot ETF approvals and growth in the Layer-2 ecosystem.
4. ARK Invest: Cathie Wood’s team envisions Ethereum becoming the foundational layer of the global financial system, replacing traditional financial intermediaries, and enabling significant long-term value accumulation.
5. Citigroup: Predicts the ETH price will be $4,300 by year-end. It is relatively conservative, but it still implies substantial upside compared with current levels.
6. Overall forecast: In 2026, the tokenization scale of Ethereum, the size of the stablecoin market, and the ETH price are all expected to grow by 5x.
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