Ethereum continues to trend to the upside and seems poised to break above $1,600, in the short term. This would place the second crypto by market cap on track to push north of $1,700 and reclaims its early 2022 levels.
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However, a recent survey published by Finder claims ETHโs price is far from hitting that price target. According to 54 industry experts interviewed for the survey, the second crypto by market cap will target $1,700 by the end of 2022.
This would suggest ETHโs price current price action is a โfakeoutโ, an uptrend to trap bullish investors into taking long positions before re-testing lower levels. The survey claims ETHโs price could bottom after experiencing another massive crash.
The cryptocurrency recorded a yearly low at around $950, but Finderโs experts expect ETH to reach another low at $674. As seen below, a large portion of Finderโs panel expects ETH to drop to around $500 to $800 with a minority predicting a re-test of the 2020 lows below $499.
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Some of the survey participants believe โThe Mergeโ will be ETHโs price major bullish catalyzer. This event will complete Ethereumโs transition into a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus protocol and will allegedly open up the door for network improvements and more scalability.
In that sense, Joseph Raczynski, a technologist, and futurist for Thomson Reuters
ETH is still positioned as the best for success. The Merge is not priced into it. The platform it created still supports hundreds of billions of dollars in transactions and value, with thousands of tokens. At this stage, Ethereum is still the blue blood of the crypto world.
Ethereum Price Prediction For The Long Term
In the long run, Finderโs experts believe ETHโs price could see as much as $20,000 with a majority expecting the cryptocurrency to break above $10,000 in the next two years. The successful implementation of โThe Mergeโ on the Ethereum mainnet will be crucial in its future price development.
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Managing director of Digital Capital Management Ben Ritchie believes ETHโs price would continue to trade in tandem with the current macro-economic factors. These could operate as mid-term obstacles for Ethereum to reclaim previously lost territory. Ritchie said:
Since Ethereumโs correlation to Bitcoin is still high, we can speculate that if Merge happens before the year-end, its price may decouple. However, the outside economic factor is vital, bringing hurdles to the short-term price action. We also estimate that the Ethereum price will reach as high as $15,000 in 2030 due to the upcoming upgrades to the ETHโs tokenomics, such as deflationary emissions and scalability.
