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Finder analyzes expert price predictions each quarter. We conducted our most recent survey in April 2024, in which our panel of 31 crypto industry specialists shared their thoughts on how ether (ETH) would perform through 2030.
All prices mentioned in this report are denominated in US dollars.
On average, our panel thinks ether (ETH) will be worth $5,710 by the end of 2024 before rising to $7,996 by 2025 and then $29,380 by 2030.
Ether (ETH) price predictions for 2024, 2025 and 2030
ETH's price is expected to rise to $5,710 by year-end 2024, according to the average prediction from Finder's panelists.
The panelists also predict ETH will hit $7,996 by 2025 and $29,380 by 2030. Both predictions were more bullish than our panelists' average predictions from our January 2024 survey, when they projected ETH to reach $7,492 by 2024 and $19,190 by 2030.
The possibility of an ETH exchange-traded fund (ETF) was a common theme for many panel members. Josh Fraser, the cofounder of Origin Protocol, said that the "speculation around Ethereum ETFs will be a catalyst for ether's price."
Shubham Munde, senior market research analyst at Market Research Future, provided a prediction for ETH to end 2024 a little under the panel average. However, he believes the ETF will be a boon for ether, making it an attractive long-term investment.
"Upcoming upgrades, ETH ETF, and BTC (bitcoin) halving are some of the key factors that will soar the prices of ETC (Ethereum classic). Moreover, new investors are also taking interest in ETH as a long-term investment."
Nick Forster, the cofounder of Lyra, who provides one of the higher projections for ETH's 2024 price, also mentions the possibility of the ETF as one of the reasons for his bullish projection:
"Underweighting of ETH ETF likelihood. Recent 4844 scaling upgrade and a critical mass of developer/network momentum that will make ETH very difficult to unseat as digital oil. The token economics are working really well in practice, with large networks footing the bill for gas (as opposed to users)."
At the other end of the spectrum is John Hawkins, senior lecturer at the University of Canberra, who says that while an ETH ETF could be good in the short term, he still sees ether as a bubble waiting to burst.
"If an ether spot ETF launches before the next Bitcoin price collapse, it could result in a temporary boost to the Ethereum price. But in the longer term, it remains a speculative bubble, which broadly tracks the price of Bitcoin."
How high and low will ether (ETH) go in 2024?
The average peak price our panelists predict ETH will hit in 2024 is $6,409, with some predicting it will climb as high as $20,000.
The average lowest price our panelists predict ETH will hit in 2024 is $2,724, with some predicting it will fall as low as $2,000.
A third (33%) of our panelists feel that ETH's price will rise into the $5,000 to $5,999 range at its highest before the close of 2024, while a little over a quarter (26%) believe we'll see ETH's price within the $6,000 to $6,999 range within the same time frame.
About 37% of our panelists think ETH's price will fall below $2,500 at its lowest in 2024. An additional 26% say ETH's price will fall somewhere between $2,500 and $2,999 in 2024.
Pedro Febrero, VP of Web3 at RealFevr and one of our more bullish panelists on ETH, thinks we'll see ETH peak at $20,000 in 2024.
"There are two main reasons I think ETH could reach $20,000 or more. First, the exceptionally high gas fees show there is hunger and demand for the Ethereum network. Secondly, the bitcoin dominance chart shows a top might have been reached around 55%. Perhaps more important is to ponder if ETH will break its 2017 all-time high versus BTC, at around 0.15 per ETH. That would be something to behold."
Julian Hosp, CEO at Cake Group, is also quite bullish, as he thinks we'll see ETH peak at $11,111 in 2024, simply stating that "ETF Hopium still outstanding."
On the flip side, Kadan Stadelmann, CTO at Komodo Platform, thinks the price of ETH could fall as low as $2,200 in 2024 and says that while there is hope for ETH long term, there are roadblocks.
"Although institutions are starting to adopt Ethereum, there are a few possible concerns. First, there is little chance of an ether ETF being approved anytime soon. The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) appears to be gearing up to classify ether as a security. Despite these events, ETH still has a positive future considering it is the number one blockchain for smart contracts and could gain momentum, along with other cryptocurrencies, after the Bitcoin halving."
Is now the time to buy, hold or sell ether (ETH)?
The vast majority of the panel (63%) say it's time to buy, with a little under a third (30%) saying to hold and just 7% saying sell.
Crypto product manager for CryptoWisdom.com, Andy LaPointe, says that ETH is a buy and that with "the approval of the spot bitcoin ETFs, investment managers will be looking to create additional spot ETFs to satisfy market demand."
Yacine Ouldchikh, senior sales trader at SDM, also says that now is the time to buy ETH.
"ETH has underperformed BTC by 40% since the highs in 2022. Many sectors like DeFi and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) rely on ETH, so when further innovation comes into the space, ETH will flourish and eventually outperform BTC."
Ruslan Lienkha, chief of markets for YouHodler, is in the "hold" camp and provides this list of why you should do so:
"Firstly, the second biggest crypto will continue to correlate with Bitcoin price. Secondly, Ethereum is the main environment for different blockchain projects. Despite some concerns about decentralization, it has many more use cases, including some non-financial use cases for businesses compared to Bitcoin."
Desmond Marshall, managing director of Rouge International and Rouge Ventures, is on the sell side, saying:
"Vitalik just proposed new "rainbow staking" and "recovery hard fork." This further strengthens his vision of using ETH as a UTILITY and not a speculation currency. Such new proposals will require some time to execute. However, the concept of such heavy-handed manipulation will further (on top of "The Merge" and other hard forks previously), and with SEC most likely at this point NOT approve the ETFs, there will be existing and new investors questioning how easily manipulated this token is."
Is ether (ETH) overpriced, underpriced or priced fairly?
The vast majority of our panelists feel that ETH is either underpriced or fairly priced.
That is, 47% feel that ETH is currently underpriced, and 43% feel that it's priced fairly.
Only 10% feel that it's overpriced.
Ryan Grace, the head of tastycrypto, thinks that ETH is currently undervalued and its price will follow BTC's. "Ethereum's price performance is positively correlated to BTC and will benefit from similar market dynamics, though I believe ETH has a higher upside percent return potential."
Jeremy Britton, CFO of BostonTrading.co, says that ETH is priced fairly and likens all the doom and gloom around whether BTC or ETH will come out on top to another famous and meaningless battle:
"There are many so-called "ETH-killers," such as MATIC (polygon) and SOL (solana), plus new contenders. But did anyone really win the cola war? I think ETH will always exist. Even if ETH eventually moves to become a close second behind a competitor, it will never die."
Will the Bitcoin halving have an impact on ETH's price?
Almost all of the panel believe that the Bitcoin halving will positively impact the price of ETH, with 48% saying it will have a moderate positive impact and 39% saying it will have a significant positive impact.
"Any bullish trend patterns for BTC positively influence the rest of the market," says Adam Berker, senior legal counsel for Mercuryo. "Therefore, from a long-term perspective, the halving will also have a positive impact on ETH and other cryptocurrencies."
Will the Dencun upgrade have a notable impact on the price of ETH?
With the Dencun upgrade promising increased scalability and usability, almost three-quarters (73%) of the panel think that we will see a notable impact on ETH's price, with 23% saying we will see the impact within six months of the upgrade, a third (33%) saying within twelve months and 17% saying within two years.
Mitesh Shah, the founder and CEO of Omnia Markets, Inc., says that the upgrade will start showing positive signs within six months:
"The Dencun upgrade significantly enhances Ethereum's L2 solutions, specifically the consensus layer (Denub) and execution layer (Cancun). This upgrade offers improvements in scalability and security, bolstering overall network infrastructure and facilitating greater usability."
Will the ETH ETF be approved?
After all the fervor for the BTC ETF, many are watching the SEC and whether ETH will also get a spot ETF. The majority of the panel (a combined 70%) think it's likely that the ETF will be approved — with 35% each saying it is either moderately or very likely to happen.
"An Ethereum ETF is inevitable," says Martin Froehler, the CEO of Morpher, who is in the moderate camp. He added, "Ethereum will become the global settlement layer, and ether is the first deflationary, yield-bearing, decentralized asset."
Ramy Bekhiet, senior advisor and commercial partnerships coordinator at PDX Global, says it's very likely and sees "the anticipated ETH ETF approval in May 2024."
Nick Ranga, senior cryptocurrency and forex analyst for ForexTraders, thinks ETH's chances of having an ETF approved, ala BTC, are slim.
"The much anticipated Ethereum ETFs are looking increasingly unlikely to be approved in May. There has reportedly been a distinct lack of engagement with potential issuers, a stark contrast to the discussions leading up to the approval of the first Bitcoin ETFs. There is also the looming question of whether the SEC will classify Ethereum as a security, the answer to which could have wide-ranging consequences for the entire industry."
Ethereum operates under different technical fundamentals and has its own supply dynamics. The Ethereum network is still within its transition. The regulation of staking will play a pivotal role in the price behavior of ether (ETH) and will depend on numerous factors including the overall state of the market, the growth of DeFi and DApps, investor sentiment and overall developments within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Whereas, Bitcoin was created to serve a function akin to digital gold; Ether can serve as that AND the lawyers, accountants, administrators and other back office support staff that today costs too much money and wastes too much time.
As the demand for direct ownership and bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues to increase, both retail and institutional investors will be looking to further diversify their portfolios with additional cryptocurrency options. Ethereum has a proven track record in DeFi applications and adoption. In addition, ongoing upgrades to Ethereum aim to improve security, scalability and sustainability. Finally, with the approval of the spot bitcoin ETFs, investment managers will be looking to create additional spot ETFs to satisfy market demand.
Any bullish trend patterns for bitcoin (BTC) positively influence the rest of the market. Therefore, from a long-term perspective, the halving will also have a positive impact on ETH and other cryptocurrencies. The ETH ETF is very likely to be approved and brought to market in the US within 2024 due to the market demand from institutional investors. However, the timeline for approval really depends on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approach to the regulatory status of ETH.
We don't have a ton of confidence in ether predictions as we are a BTC-focused firm. All of our recent analysis and research is on Bitcoin. We would prefer not to predict specifically here.
Bitcoin's increasing mainstream recognition could drive investor interest toward alternative cryptocurrencies, particularly Ethereum, which boasts the second-largest market capitalization. The Dencun upgrade significantly enhances Ethereum's L2 solutions, specifically the consensus layer (Denub) and execution layer (Cancun). This upgrade offers improvements in scalability and security, bolstering overall network infrastructure and facilitating greater usability. Consequently, Ethereum's technological advancements and dominant market position may attract a wider range of investors seeking exposure to the cryptocurrency landscape as talks of a spot ETH ETF increase as well.
Although institutions are starting to adopt Ethereum, there are a few possible concerns. First, there is little chance of an ether ETF being approved anytime soon. The SEC appears to be gearing up to classify ether as a security. Despite these events, ETH still has a positive future considering it is the number one blockchain for smart contracts and could gain momentum, along with other cryptocurrencies, after the Bitcoin halving.
Upcoming upgrades, ETH ETF and BTC halving are some of the key factors that will soar the prices of ETC (ethereum classic). Moreover, new investors are also taking interest in ETH as a long-term investment .
There is increasing speculation about Ethereum ETF, which is interesting thanks to its stacking feature. Also, renewed interest in crypto is positive for Ethereum as it is used in other crypto projects but impacts its price.
If an ether spot ETF launches before the next Bitcoin price collapse, it could result in a temporary boost to the Ethereum price. But in the longer term, it remains a speculative bubble, which broadly tracks the price of Bitcoin.
Speculation around Ethereum ETFs will be a catalyst for ether's price. Other catalysts that will bring ETH to $10,000 include increasing burn rates from EIP-1559, the increasing adoption of ETH staking and the widespread adoption of Layer 2 solutions to scale Ethereum.
The much-anticipated Ethereum ETFs are looking increasingly unlikely to be approved in May. There has reportedly been a distinct lack of engagement with potential issuers, a stark contrast to the discussions leading up to the approval of the first Bitcoin ETFs. There is also the looming question of whether the SEC will classify Ethereum as a security, the answer to which could have wide-ranging consequences for the entire industry.
ETH has underperformed BTC by 40% since the highs in 2022. Many sectors like DeFi and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) rely on ETH, so when further innovation comes into the space, ETH will flourish and eventually outperform BTC.
The Ethereum price predictions are based on several factors, including the growing adoption of Ethereum's blockchain for decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other applications. Additionally, upgrades like Ethereum 2.0 and the EIP-1559 protocol are expected to address scalability issues and improve transaction efficiency, potentially driving up demand and value. Ethereum's current price is viewed as underpriced given its fundamental strengths and the ongoing development efforts within the Ethereum ecosystem. As Ethereum continues to evolve and attract more users and developers, it is poised for significant growth in the coming years, leading to the predicted price increases.
Vitalik just proposed new rainbow staking and recovery hard fork. This further strengthens his vision of using ETH as a UTILITY, and not a speculation currency. Such new proposals will require some time to execute, but the concept of such heavy-handed manipulation will further (on top of 'The Merge' and other hard forks previously), and with SEC most likely at this point NOT approve the ETFs, there will be existing and new investors questioning how easily manipulated this token is. Remember Vitalik from day one wanted ETH to be simply a tool for blockchain developers and not as a speculative currency.
There are many so-called ETH-killers, such as MATIC (polygon) and SOL (solana), plus new contenders. But did anyone really win the cola war? I think ETH will always exist. Even if ETH eventually moves to become a close second behind a competitor, it will never die.
Firstly, the second biggest crypto will continue to correlate with bitcoin price. Secondly, Ethereum is the main environment for different blockchain projects. Despite some concerns about decentralization, it has many more use cases including some non-financial use cases for businesses in comparison to Bitcoin.
An Ethereum ETF is inevitable. Ethereum will become the global settlement layer, and ether is the first deflationary, yield-bearing, decentralized asset.
Ethereum Cancun upgrade, the Cancun upgrade will greatly improve the blockchain performance of Ethereum Layer 2, and it is expected that the usage rate of Dapps built in the Layer 2 ecosystem will increase significantly. What attracts more attention is the Op ecosystem. Coinbase's Base, Binance's opBNB, and more and more well-known project parties (such as Gitcoin, Celo, Loot, etc.) have begun to use OP Stack to build ecological infrastructure and applications, which will help Yu OP realize the ecological vision of super chain. In addition, the Cancun upgrade will provide greater infrastructure support for other related tracks, including abstract wallets, cross-chain bridges, decentralized storage, etc. To give an example that everyone can understand but may not be completely suitable, the Ethereum Cancun upgrade is like upgrading the communication network from 2G to 4G. Through the change of data storage method, the ability of the Ethernet ecological network to process data is greatly improved, which is a long-term development for ETH. Good news.
Underweighting of ETH ETF likelihood. Recent 4844 scaling upgrade and a critical mass of developer/network momentum that will make ETH very difficult to unseat as digital oil. The token economics are working really well in practice, with large networks footing the bill for gas (as opposed to users).
Ethereum's price performance is positively correlated to BTC and will benefit from similar market dynamics, though I believe ETH has a higher upside percent return potential.
There are two main reasons I think ETH could reach $20,000 or more. First, the exceptionally high gas fees show there is hunger and demand for the Ethereum network. Secondly, the bitcoin dominance chart shows a top might have been reached around 55%. Perhaps more important is to ponder if ETH will break its 2017 all-time high versus BTC, at around 0.15 per ETH. That would be something to behold.
Methodology
Finder surveyed 31 fintech specialists in April 2024. Panelists are able to answer as many or as few questions as they like, meaning the number of responses received varies by question. 28 panelists gave their price prediction for ETH by year-end 2024, 2025 and 2030. Panelists may own some cryptocurrencies, including ETH. All prices are listed in USD per ETH.
Changes to methodology: In 2021, this research was conducted using the simple mean of all answers supplied to Finder. From 2022, we switched to using the truncated mean, with the top and bottom 10% of responses removed to attain a more consistent result. Any 2021 results quoted in this analysis have also been re-calculated using the truncated mean.
Finder analyzes expert price predictions each quarter. We conducted our most recent survey in October 2023 in which our panel of 31 crypto industry specialists shared their thoughts on how Ether (ETH) would perform through 2030.
All prices mentioned in this report are denominated in US dollars.
On average, our panel thinks Ether (ETH) will be worth US$1,840 by 2023 before rising to US$5,824 by 2025 and then US$14,411 by 2030.
Ether (ETH) price predictions for 2023, 2025 and 2030
ETH's price is expected to rise to US$1,840 by year-end 2023, according to the average prediction from Finder's panelists.
This price prediction was down significantly from US$2,451, the average prediction for Ether's price by year-end 2023 from our July 2023 survey.
The panelists also predict ETH will hit US$5,824 by 2025 and US$14,411 by 2030. Both of these predictions are lower than our panelists' average predictions in our July 2023 survey, which were US$5,845 by 2025 and US$16,414 by 2030.
"ETH has a huge growth potential," Ruslan Lienkha, chief of markets at YouHodler, says. "Growth is [currently] limited by high rates in TradFi. In [the] case of reaching a soft landing by US authorities, ETH['s] price will increase dramatically, but not until the middle of next year."
Ben Ritchie, managing director at Digital Capital Management Pty Ltd, is also bullish on ETH and the Ethereum ecosystem on a longer time horizon, but feels we could see a lower price for ETH in the short term.
"The growing interest in Ethereum staking and [ETH's] exceptionally low inflation rate suggest the possibility of a short squeeze in the future, hinting at promising upside within the Ethereum ecosystem" Ritchie says. "[However,] we've adjusted our short-term Ethereum price forecast downward mainly because of potential economic challenges that could lead to a more cautious approach in the overall markets."
Ryan Grace, head of tastycrypto, has a forecast similar to Ritchie's.
"Like BTC, Ethereum and broadly crypto as an asset class face macro headwinds that likely limit upside price action in the near-term," Grace says. "With short-term rates at +5%, there's less incentive for capital flows into crypto."
Pav Hundal, lead market analyst at Swyftx, argues that ETH's price is currently low because it's simply following a pattern we've seen before.
"Historically, as we approach a Bitcoin halving, Ethereum tends to revisit its price valuations from earlier that year," Hundal says. "This trend aligns with the repeated observation that Bitcoin's dominance (proportion of the total [crypto] market capitalization) swells as we near the halving event. We can anticipate that there will be a potential shift from altcoins [like ETH] back into Bitcoin in the lead-up to the halving."
How high and low will ETH go in 2023?
The average peak price our panelists predict ETH will hit by year-end 2023 is US$1,932, with some predicting it will climb as high as US$2,800.
The average lowest price our panelists predict ETH will hit by year-end 2023 is US$1,352, with some predicting it will fall as low as US$885.
45% of our panelists feel that ETH's price will rise into the $1,751–$2,000 range before the close of 2023, while 69% think the lowest ETH's price will dip is into the $1,251–$1,500 range.
"While Ethereum (ETH) is still likely to follow where Bitcoin (BTC) leads in terms of overall price trends, its intrinsic value and utility set it apart," Nick Ranga, senior cryptocurrency and forex analyst at ForexTraders.com, says. He thinks we'll see ETH at $2,250 before the year is out. "Due to the wealth of use cases for the Ethereum network and the Ether cryptocurrency, it's future is assured."
Damian Chmiel, senior analyst and editor at Finance Magnates, thinks we could see ETH's price as high as $2,000 before the year is out but also as low as $1,000.
"I wouldn't expect any significant movements in Ethereum for the rest of this year," Chmiel says. "I anticipate it will consolidate between $2,000 and $1,000."
Desmond Marshall, MD at Rouge International and Rouge Ventures, believes we could see ETH at $1,200 before the year is out, as he thinks regulatory uncertainty around the asset as well as macroeconomic factors may be holding its price down.
"The new ETH futures-linked ETFs were a major disappointment to the ETH supporters," Marshall says. "As the regulatory confusion lurks, general retail investors and institutions are weary of jumping on the bandwagon too soon, esp[ecially] with a dwindling job market, employment stats, and a dipping stock market."
Is now the time to buy, hold or sell ETH?
Almost half of our panelists (48%) believe it's a good time to hold ETH, while just over two-fifths of them (41%) believe it's time to buy ETH.
Only 10% think it's time to sell ETH.
"Ethereum has great intrinsic value," Natalja Zaharova, head of operations at FXOpen LP Ltd, says. "Its network keeps becoming bigger."
Paul Levy, senior lecturer at the University of Brighton, is also bullish on ETH and believes that now is the time to hold the asset.
"Ethereum is still much talked about, mostly for good reasons," Levy says. "[It's] rooted in iterative innovation, often releasing new features and enhancements that are grounded in decent testing regimes."
Jeremy Britton, CFO of BostonTrading.co, also believes ETH is a hold, but he's somewhat bearish on ETH for technical reasons.
"Changing from POW to POS has made ETH less decentralised and less 'crypto'," Britton says. "Some of ETH's competitors may cut ETH's market share as people want lower fees and more decentral."
Alexander Kuptsikevich, senior market analyst at FXPro, thinks it's time to sell ETH based on his technical analysis.
"Ethereum has tried to stay afloat above 50- and 200-week MAs," Kuptsikevich says. "It went below them, and this move may continue in the following weeks."
Is ETH overpriced, underpriced or priced fairly?
The vast majority of our panelists feel that ETH is either underpriced or fairly priced.
That is, 43% feel that ETH is currently underpriced and 40% feel that it's priced fairly.
Only 17% feel that it's overpriced.
"Ethereum will become the global settlement layer," Martin Froehler, CEO at Morpher, says. "Ether is the first yield-bearing deflationary asset."
Tristan Thoma, director of government and payments at AlphaPoint, believes that ETH is priced fairly, pointing out that ETH's price will likely continue to increase as crypto becomes more widely adopted.
"The price is still likely to increase over time as [the] crypto user base grows globally with more confident compliance structures," Thoma says. "[This should] result in [an] organic price increase."
John Hawkins, senior lecturer at the University of Canberra, thinks ETH is overpriced, despite the uses of the Ethereum network.
"Ethereum has more uses, [than] Bitcoin," Hawkins says. "[However,] the crypto mania is dying down; Google Trends show interest declining since 2021."
How will the Ethereum community respond to the "over staking" of ETH?
41% of our panelists believe that the Ethereum community will not provide a significant response to the "over staking" of ETH.
Just over a quarter of our panelists (26%) think the Ethereum community will propose curbing the influence of liquid staking protocols like Lido, while 22% believe the Ethereum community will respond by suggesting a cap of ETH deposits on the beacon chain.
The following is commentary from some of our panelists who voted "Other" in response to the question in the chart above.
Matiu Rudolph, COO at Layer One X, points out that an Ethereum Improvement Protocol – EIP 7514 – "has been proposed as a short term solution to slow down growth of the active validator set."
Josh Fraser, co-founder of Origin Protocol, says "the Ethereum community will come up with solutions to over staking, such as Origin Ether (OETH). Instead of just earning yield from staking rewards, users can find ways to optimize yield in innovative ways, such as optimizing yield through DeFi and liquid staking."
Ben Ritchie, managing director of Digital Capital Management Pty Ltd, says "In our perspective, we strongly advocate for the Ethereum community to prioritise thorough due diligence when selecting staking platforms, particularly those aligned with the principles of decentralization, such as Rocketpool and similar projects aiming to promote network decentralization."
When will the tokenization of real-world assets hit the mainstream?
41% of our panelists think the tokenization of real-world assets will go mainstream by 2030, while 31% believe we will see this by 2025.
Only 10% of our panelists think it will go mainstream by 2024 and 7% believe it will never go mainstream.
Josh Fraser believes we'll see the tokenization of real-world assets go mainstream by 2030.
"It's not unlikely that total value locked in NFTs will surpass that of DeFi," Fraser says, "as NFT value will include real estate, IP, luxury goods, and beyond."
Will the market cap of ETH flip that of BTC?
43% of our panelists don't see ETH's market capitalization ever flipping BTC's.
23% think it will happen but not until 2030, while 20% are unsure.
Ruadhan O, creator of Seasonal Tokens, believes that Ethereum has more utility than Bitcoin, but that ETH won't flip BTC because ETH will be competing with the native coins of other smart contract platforms.
"Ethereum remains expensive to use [and] it will lose market share to cheaper alternatives," O says. "Bitcoin isn't useful. Nobody needs a Bitcoin. There's no demand for Bitcoin's utility at a lower price, because there's no utility. This is why Bitcoin isn't losing market share to other proof-of-work coins."
Josh Fraser feels differently and believes this will happen by 2030 or later.
"It's likely ETH will eventually flip Bitcoin in terms of market capitalization," Fraser says.
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Methodology
Finder surveyed 31 fintech specialists in October 2023. Panellists are able to answer as many or as few questions as they like, meaning the number of responses received varies by question. 29 panellists gave their price prediction for ETH by year-end 2023, 2025 and 2030. Panellists may own some cryptocurrencies, including ETH. All prices are listed in USD per ETH.
Changes to methodology: In 2021, this research was conducted using the simple mean of all answers supplied to Finder. From 2022, we switched to using the truncated mean, with the top and bottom 10% of responses removed in order to attain a more consistent result. Any 2021 results quoted in this analysis have also been re-calculated using the truncated mean.
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