Standard Chartered Bank predicts that Ethereum will reach $40,000 by 2030.

Standard Chartered Bank reports that, according to market sources, a weaker-than-expected performance of Bitcoin will give Ethereum the opportunity to surpass Bitcoin and reach $40,000 by 2030. Geoffrey Kendrick, Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, stated: “2026 will be the year of Ethereum, just like 2021. The improved outlook for Ethereum relative to Bitcoin means that the price ratio between these two assets could return to the highs seen in 2021.” The bank noted that, compared to Bitcoin, investments through ETFs and digital asset vaults have a smaller impact on Ethereum’s price performance. Even so, despite a general slowdown in capital flows into cryptocurrency ETFs, their positive impact on Ethereum currently exceeds that on Bitcoin. Additionally, Ethereum developers are working to increase the transaction throughput of the Ethereum blockchain by tenfold within the next two to three years, which, if successful, would provide a significant boost to Ethereum. Lastly, the passage of the U.S. Clarity Act is also expected to benefit Ethereum and its extensive on-chain ecosystem. Standard Chartered Bank predicts that the Clarity Act will be passed in the first quarter of 2026. The report reaffirmed its Bitcoin price forecast, expecting Bitcoin to reach $500,000 by 2030, while lowering its near-term price targets for Ethereum, reducing the 2026 target from $12,000 to $7,500, and the 2027 target from $18,000 to $15,000.