Ethereum will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2025, a year that the community sees as potentially the most 'bullish' year. Ethereum community member @sassal0x (Sassal.eth) shared a series of bold predictions for 2025 on Twitter, covering everything from price breakthroughs to technological upgrades.
Price and market: ETH price may reach $15,000
According to Sassal.eth's predictions, the price of ETH is expected to reach a new high of $15,000 by 2025, primarily due to increased market demand and a surge of institutional funds. He noted that the net inflow of Ethereum-based ETFs could surpass $50 billion, further driving up the price of ETH.
Additionally, it is anticipated that Staked ETH ETFs will be submitted and approved for the first time, providing investors with more diversified financial instruments.
The combination of traditional finance (TradFi) and Ethereum accelerates
Predictions also show that an increasing number of traditional financial companies and institutions will start building applications on Ethereum. Notably, global asset management giant BlackRock and its partners may launch a Layer 2 tokenization platform for real-world assets (RWA) on Ethereum.
More explosive news is that some countries may reveal that they have already held ETH as treasury assets.
Technological developments: Pectra and Fusaka
In 2025, the Pectra upgrade is expected to go live between March and April, introducing more block data (blobs). However, due to high demand, these resources may soon be depleted. The subsequent Fusaka upgrade is described as the largest upgrade plan in Ethereum's history, with a vast scope, and will be implemented in 2026.
Meanwhile, the Gas limit on Ethereum's mainnet is expected to be raised to at least 50 million, further optimizing network performance and efficiency.
Layer 2 and Rollup will further revolutionize
Sassal.eth points out that high-performance Layer 2s (such as MegaETH and Rise) will launch in 2025, posing a threat to competing high-performance Layer 1s. Furthermore, Arbitrum One is expected to be the first major Rollup to reach decentralized stage 2, with other Rollups gradually entering decentralized stage 1.
It is particularly noteworthy that an Ethereum-based Rollup may enter the top five in TVL (Total Value Locked), while a major Optimistic Rollup may transition into a zero-knowledge Rollup (zk Rollup). By the end of 2025, the total locked ETH on Layer 2 is expected to exceed 10 million.
DeFi and regulation: The golden age of decentralized finance on Ethereum
Sassal.eth states that with the U.S. launching more crypto-friendly regulatory policies, decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum will enter a prosperous period. Additionally, Coinbase's Base network is expected to announce tokenization and decentralization plans, further promoting the development of DeFi.
The combination of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency: AI becomes a major trend
Sassal.eth also predicts that artificial intelligence agents (AI agents) will continue to be a major hotspot for Ethereum throughout 2025. The combination of AI and Ethereum will not only drive technological innovation but may also change existing business models.
2025, this could be the 'golden decade' for Ethereum.
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