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Story: Ethereum Could Reach $25K by 2028, Standard Chartered Predicts

By Dan Saada

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Standard Chartered’s Bold Ethereum Upgrade. Previously, the bank’s 2025 year-end forecast stood at $4,000, with a 2028 projection of $7,500.

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Stablecoins as the Key Growth Driver. A central pillar of Standard Chartered’s bullish outlook is the explosive growth potential of the…

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Institutional Adoption Accelerates. Institutional interest in Ethereum continues to grow rapidly, with a rising number of corporations…

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Ethereum as Core DeFi Infrastructure. Beyond price speculation, Ethereum’s value is tied to its role as the primary Layer 1 blockchain…

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Layer 1 Expansion for Traditional Finance. Kendrick’s long-term vision includes Ethereum expanding its Layer 1 capabilities to process…

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Other Bullish ETH Forecasts. Standard Chartered isn’t alone in its optimism. Tom Lee of Fundstrat has forecast Ethereum could…

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ETH’s Recent Performance Adds Momentum. Over the past month, Ethereum has rallied more than 50%, driven by optimism around ETF approvals,…

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Risks and Considerations. While the $25,000 target is compelling, it depends on several bullish assumptions—continued…

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Ethereum (ETH) is gaining renewed bullish momentum as institutional adoption, stablecoin expansion, and decentralized finance (DeFi) growth converge to drive demand.

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The forecast, released on August 13 by Geoff Kendrick, Head of Digital Assets Research at the bank, reflects an increasingly confident outlook for Ethereum as it cements its…

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These figures imply a nearly 60% premium over Ethereum’s recent multi-year high of $4,700, signaling that institutional analysts see far more room for growth.

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A central pillar of Standard Chartered’s bullish outlook is the explosive growth potential of the stablecoin market. The recent passage of the Genius Act in the U.S.

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Kendrick projects the stablecoin market will grow eightfold by the end of 2028. Since most stablecoins—such as USDC and USDT—are issued and transacted on the Ethereum network,…

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Institutional interest in Ethereum continues to grow rapidly, with a rising number of corporations and funds adding ETH to their treasuries.

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Notable firms like Bitmine and Sharplink Gaming have recently joined this trend, mirroring earlier corporate moves into Bitcoin.

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