While Bitcoin broke record after record in 2025, Ethereum only managed to surpass its 2021 all-time high once and couldn’t even break above $5,000.
Ethereum has been underperforming compared to Bitcoin, and is currently 50% below its all-time high.
However, according to a new report, Ethereum ($ETH) could also reach triple digits. A new report from Etherealize suggests that $ETH could reach $250,000, catching up with the monetary premium of gold and Bitcoin (BTC).
A new report from Etherealize, a startup that received investment from Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, suggests that Ethereum could surpass $250,000 per $ETH if it catches up to the approximately $31 trillion monetary premium currently held by gold and Bitcoin. However, the report does not provide a target date for the price prediction.
The report argues that $ETH is unique in the history of money because it is both a store of value and a productive asset.
The latest price forecast is significantly lower than Etherealize’s previous target of $740,000 per $ETH, which was set in its initial public announcement last year.
Etherealize co-founder Vivek Raman said, “Ethereum will be the cornerstone of the global financial system. One or two digital assets will prove themselves as a store of value. If one of them is Bitcoin, Ethereum will be another competing asset.”
The report focuses on maintaining the value of gold and Bitcoin, while acknowledging that $ETH also has the potential to reach that value.
Furthermore, unlike purely monetary assets such as Ethereum, gold, and Bitcoin, it also possesses real economic activity, such as a burgeoning DeFi, staking, and stablecoin economy.
This makes Ethereum not only a value asset but also a more attractive investment option.
“$ETH is the first monetary asset to deliver returns without counterparty risk. Throughout human history, you’ve had to choose between holding onto money (stable, inefficient) or investing it in productive assets (risky, wealth-generating). These two categories were mutually exclusive. Ethereum eliminates that divide.”
*This is not investment advice.
