Ethereum News Today: Standard Chartered Lifts Ethereum 2025 Target to $7,500 on Strong Institutional Demand

Standard Chartered has significantly raised its Ethereum price target for the end of 2025 to $7,500, up from a prior estimate of $4,000 [1]. This upgrade reflects the bank’s assessment of robust institutional demand, ETF inflows, and growing adoption of stablecoins, which are largely built on the Ethereum network. The move was announced amid a broader uptick in Ethereum-related activity, including increased treasury purchases and strong market inflows into Ethereum ETFs [2].

According to the bank’s analysis, Ethereum treasury businesses and ETFs have acquired approximately 3.8% of the circulating ETH supply since June 1, nearly double the fastest Bitcoin accumulation rate seen during the 2024 U.S. election cycle [2]. This surge in demand has acted as a primary catalyst for Ethereum’s recent price rally. In the past month alone, Ethereum has risen over 50%, trading at around $4,692 at the time of writing [2].

The regulatory environment has also contributed to this bullish sentiment. The July passage of the U.S. GENIUS Act has created a clearer legal framework for stablecoins, which in turn is expected to boost liquidity and usage of Ethereum. Standard Chartered forecasts the stablecoin market to expand to $2 trillion by 2028, with Ethereum—hosting over half of stablecoin issuance—expected to benefit most from this growth [2].

In addition to regulatory progress, Ethereum is undergoing significant technical upgrades. Vitalik Buterin, one of Ethereum’s co-founders, is working to increase layer-1 throughput by 10x, which will allow for more high-value on-chain transactions while shifting lower-value transfers to layer-2 solutions such as Arbitrum and Base [2]. These improvements are expected to enhance Ethereum’s scalability and utility in decentralized applications.

Standard Chartered’s bullish outlook extends beyond 2025, with the bank projecting Ethereum to reach $12,000 by the end of 2026, $18,000 by 2027, and $25,000 by 2028 [3]. The bank also anticipates Ethereum outperforming Bitcoin over the next 12 months, with the ETH-BTC exchange rate expected to rise from 0.036 to 0.05 by year-end 2025 [2].

While the bank’s revised forecasts reflect strong institutional interest and favorable market conditions, it is worth noting that Standard Chartered had previously adjusted its Ethereum price targets downward in March 2025, reducing its 2025 target from $10,000 to $4,000 due to concerns over layer-2 competition and fee dilution [3]. Analysts have also offered more conservative estimates. Illia Otychenko of CEX.IO noted that while the bank’s targets are ambitious, they may reflect improved sentiment rather than hard price projections [3]. He emphasized that institutional accumulation and ETF inflows remain strong tailwinds, but outcomes remain subject to market volatility.

Market data supports the notion of growing Ethereum momentum. Over $264.8 million in Ethereum short positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours as the asset approached critical resistance levels [3]. This suggests increasing confidence among investors, particularly in light of Ethereum’s expanding utility in DeFi and stablecoin ecosystems.

As the market continues to absorb nearly 4% of circulating ETH through corporate treasuries and ETFs since June, the trajectory of Ethereum’s price remains closely tied to macroeconomic factors and regulatory developments [3].

Source:

[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/standard-chartered-lifts-year-end-ether-forecast-7500-2025-08-13/

[2] https://coingape.com/standard-chartered-raises-ethereum-price-target-to-7500/

[3] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereum-could-soar-25-000-134143910.html