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Expectations for Ethereum (April 2025 onwards)

1. Strong Fundamentals

Ethereum remains the leading smart contract platform.

It is the foundation for:

DeFi (decentralized finance),

NFTs,

DAOs,

Stablecoins,

Blockchain games, etc.

And it has already migrated to Proof of Stake (PoS) (with the merging of The Merge update), which has made the network much more energy efficient.

2. Important Updates

In 2024 and early 2025, several updates focused on scalability:

Danksharding (to lower fees),

Advances in Layer 2 solutions (like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base),

Ethereum is becoming faster and cheaper.

3. Market and Price

Ethereum remains the second largest crypto asset, just behind Bitcoin.

In a bull market cycle, many people expect ETH to reach a new all-time high (surpassing the US$ 4,800 from November 2021).

Some realistic expectations:

US$6,000 to US$8,000 in 2025 if Bitcoin breaks a new ATH (All Time High).

In an ultra-optimistic scenario, analysts even mention US$10,000+.

4. Catalysts for growth

Institutional adoption: Ethereum ETFs may be approved (as happened with Bitcoin).

Narrative of "Ultrasound Money": as the issuance of ETH has decreased (and sometimes is even negative — burning more than it issues), many see Ethereum as even more "scarce" than Bitcoin at certain phases.

Expansion of DeFi and NFTs: a new wave of financial products and games may boost the network.

Real World Assets (RWAs): tokenization of real assets (real estate, stocks, etc.) is growing and may use Ethereum as a base.