Two market experts recently revised their predictions for Ethereum, with one claiming that the second-largest crypto token could hit $100,000. Interestingly, these ultra-bullish predictions align with some forecasts made by financial institutions.
Ethereum to hit $50,000
Ethereum maximalist Adriano Feria predicted in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Ethereum could hit $50,000 this market cycle. He made this bold prediction in response to Ethereum developer Eric Conner’s prediction that ETH would hit $35,000 this cycle. Conner had initially predicted that ETH would surpass $20,000 during this bull run, but eventually revised his price target due to the “ETH hate” he received following his prediction.
Meanwhile, Feria followed in Conner’s footsteps and raised his ETH price target, predicting that the crypto token would hit $100,000. He explained that the hate ETH was getting made him realize that “99% of the world is completely sidelined and institutions have barely proven themselves.”
Feria added that ETH holders are truly the “global elite,” as the ETH bull case is expected to push the crypto token to $100,000. The analyst suggested that Ethereum has yet to see widespread adoption and could push its price to the $100,000 target when that happens. This includes institutional investors entering the Ethereum ecosystem, which is already happening through Ethereum Spot ETFs.
Feria is also confident in his prediction and noted that he is not joking. He noted that some financial institutions have proposed bullish targets close to his $100,000 price target. One of the financial institutions the analyst might have been referring to is VanEck, which has given a bullish price target of $154,000 for ETH by 2030.
Why ETH May Hit $50,000
Crypto investor Jesse Eckel recently made his case for Ethereum, explaining why Ethereum will not only reach the $50,000 price target, but surpass it. He alluded to VanEck’s prediction that Bitcoin could reach $52 million by 2050. He claimed that ETH is “objectively a better currency than BTC,” meaning the former could easily reach all-time highs since VanEck predicts the flagship cryptocurrency will be worth millions of dollars.
Eckel also noted that Ethereum is currently the “backbone” of onchain finance. He claimed that ETH will “continue to grow as a legitimate form of money” as everything becomes tokenized and trillions of dollars flow on-chain. Investors also noted that nearly every Layer 2 network is launching under the Ethereum ecosystem.
With such massive adoption on the horizon for ETH, Eckel predicts that Ethereum may even reach $23 million based on VanEck’s prediction for Bitcoin.
At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading at around $3,170, down more than 4%, according to data from CoinMarketCap.