Banking giant just issued major Ethereum price upgrade for 2025

Key Points

1. Standard Chartered projects ETH to reach $7,500 by end of 2025, up from its previous estimate of $4,000, marking a 60% increase from its current trading value of $4,653.

2. The bank's Global Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoff Kendrick, extended his outlook, expecting ETH to hit $12,000 by end of 2026, $18,000 by end of 2027, and $25,000 for both 2028 and 2029.

3. The bullish outlook is driven by accelerated institutional buying, nearly twice the pace of Bitcoin accumulation during peak periods, and pro-cryptocurrency regulation like the U.S. GENIUS Act.

4. Ethereum's technical developments, including scaling Layer 1 throughput and processing high-frequency transactions on Layer 2 networks like Arbitrum and Base, are also cited as positive factors.

5. Standard Chartered expects ETH to surpass its November 2021 all-time high of $4,866 before the end of Q3 2025.