Ethereum News Today: Standard Chartered Raises 2025 ETH Target to $7500 on Institutional Demand and Stablecoin Growth

Standard Chartered has raised its 2025 price target for Ethereum (ETH) to $7,500, significantly increasing from a previous projection of $4,000. The adjustment is attributed to a surge in institutional buying, the rapid adoption of stablecoins, and regulatory developments in the U.S. that have created a more favorable environment for digital assets [1].

According to the bank’s report, Ethereum treasury companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have collectively acquired 3.8% of the circulating ETH supply since early June. This rate of accumulation is nearly double the fastest pace of Bitcoin buying observed during the 2024 U.S. election cycle [1]. Standard Chartered emphasized that the acceleration in Ethereum adoption is being driven by both regulatory clarity and growing institutional confidence in the cryptocurrency market.

The bank also highlighted the growing engagement of key Ethereum ecosystem players, including the Ethereum Foundation and Etherialize, as a positive development. Additionally, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined plans to boost the network’s layer-1 throughput by 10 times. This enhancement is expected to allow for more high-value transactions to be settled onchain, while smaller transfers are routed to layer-2 solutions such as Arbitrum and Base [1].

The passage of the GENIUS Act in July is another key factor behind Standard Chartered’s bullish outlook. The legislation provides a regulatory framework for stablecoins, which the bank believes will accelerate their mainstream adoption. Stablecoins are already accounting for 40% of all blockchain fees, with more than half of them issued on the Ethereum network [1]. The bank forecasts the stablecoin market capitalization to grow eightfold to $2 trillion by 2028, which would further drive Ethereum demand through DeFi growth. Currently, ETH holds a 65% share of total value locked in DeFi [1].

Standard Chartered expects Ethereum to outperform Bitcoin in the coming months. The bank anticipates the ETH-BTC ratio will rise from 0.036 to 0.05 as Ethereum’s fundamentals strengthen. Looking further ahead, the bank has provided longer-term forecasts, projecting ETH to reach $12,000 by 2026, $18,000 in 2027, and $25,000 by 2028 [1].

At the time of the report, ETH was trading at $4,692, close to its previous all-time high of $4,891 recorded in November 2021. However, signs of profit-taking have already emerged. The Ethereum whale collective known as 7 Siblings sold $88.2 million worth of ETH in a 24-hour period, and the Ethereum Foundation sold 2,795 ETH, valued at approximately $12.7 million, over two transactions [1].

Standard Chartered’s updated forecast reflects a strong confidence in Ethereum’s future, underpinned by network upgrades, favorable regulatory developments, and increasing institutional demand. The bank’s revised targets highlight Ethereum’s growing role in the digital asset ecosystem.

Source: [1] Standard Chartered Lifts 2025 ETH Target to $7.5K on ... (https://cointelegraph.com/news/standard-chartered-raises-2025-eth-forecast-to-7500-on-stablecoin-etf-boom)