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Story: Tom Lee and Arthur Hayes Reaffirm $10K Ethereum Prediction for 2025 Despite Market Volatility

By Steven Anderson

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Ethereum Target Remains $10K–$12K by Year-End. Speaking on the Bankless podcast, Lee said he expects Ethereum’s price to move between $10,000 and…

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Long-Term Consolidation Sets Stage for Next Breakout. Lee explained that Ethereum’s lengthy consolidation period since 2021 positions it well for a…

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Crypto Crash Doesn’t Change the Long-Term View. The optimistic forecasts came on the heels of last week’s marketwide crash, which wiped out over…

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Historical Data Suggests $5K–$6.5K More Realistic by Year-End. While the $10,000 projection has captured headlines, some analysts believe it may be overly…

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Fundamentals Strengthen Ethereum’s Bull Case. Beyond price predictions, analysts emphasize Ethereum’s strong fundamentals.

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Outlook: Ethereum’s Next Big Move May Define the Cycle. While opinions differ on whether Ethereum can hit $10,000 this year, most analysts agree that ETH…

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Despite the recent crypto market correction, BitMine Chair Tom Lee and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes are standing firm on their bullish prediction that Ethereum (ETH) will reach…

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“For Ethereum, somewhere between $10,000 and $12,000,” Lee stated. “Ethereum has basically been basing for four years now and just broke out of the range, so this isn’t a…

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At the time of writing, Ethereum trades around $4,129, meaning a move to $10,000 would represent a 142% increase.

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“Ethereum’s been in a base for years,” Lee said. “It just broke out of the range, and I don’t think this move would be the top — it’s a big level, but a happy level.”

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Both analysts view the recent price recovery as the beginning of a new expansion phase for Ethereum rather than a speculative surge.

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The optimistic forecasts came on the heels of last week’s marketwide crash, which wiped out over $19 billion in leveraged positions following U.S.

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Ethereum fell from around $4,350 to $4,129, showing resilience compared to other altcoins that suffered sharper losses.

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If that pattern holds, ETH could reach between $5,000 and $6,500 by December — a significant gain but short of the double-digit target set by Lee and Hayes.

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James Harris, CEO of Tesseract, offered a more conservative outlook, saying he expects Ethereum to “approach $6,500” if market conditions remain favorable.

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