Catenaa, Thursday, August 14, 2025- Standard Chartered has sharply raised its year-end forecast for Ethereum to $7,500, citing surging demand from corporate treasuries, spot ETFs and new US stablecoin regulations. The bank’s previous projection was $4,000.
The analysts now see Ethereum reaching $25,000 by the end of 2028, up from an earlier $7,500 estimate.
They attributed the jump to aggressive accumulation by listed treasury firms and institutional products, which together have purchased about 3.8% of circulating ether since early June. Treasury firms alone are estimated to have acquired 2.3 million ETH in less than three months.
Standard Chartered’s digital asset research head, Geoffrey Kendrick, expects Ethereum to surpass its prior all-time high of $4,866 by the end of the third quarter. The bank forecasts $12,000 in late 2026, $18,000 in 2027 and $25,000 for both 2028 and 2029.
The July passage of the GENIUS Act, setting a federal framework for stablecoins, is seen as a major driver. More than half of stablecoins operate on Ethereum, representing over $131 billion of the $254 billion market. Stablecoins already generate about 40% of blockchain transaction fees.
On technology, the note pointed to the Ethereum Foundation’s renewed push to boost base layer throughput, with high-value transactions on Layer 1 and faster flows on Layer 2 platforms such as Base and Arbitrum. This, analysts say, positions Ethereum to capture more real-world financial activity.
