According to Standard Chartered, Ethereum will do better this year than Solana
- Solana is expected to reach $ 275 by the end of the year, with long -term growth potential to 500.
- But it is expected that Ethereum Solana will be exceeded with a price of $ 4,000.
The British investment bank Standard Chartered forecast has predicted that Solana will cut off less than Ethereum by the end of 2025. In a current Message by Geoff Kendrick, Head of FX and Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered, Solana growth is limited by Memecoin trading.
Kendrick believes that Solana will increase to $ 275 and $ 500 by 2029 by the end of 2025, but even at these levels it will not surpass ethereum, which will increase to $ 4,000 by 2025 and $ 7,500 by 2029.
Short -term problems of Solana
Solana’s latest success is based on the handling of large transactions, especially from the Memecoin area. This was achieved by low fees and high speed. Kendrick, however, thinks that the Memecoin boom could have exceeded its climax.
The Memecoin market experienced a high flight in 2024, with the entire market capitalization reaching an all-time high of $ 100 billion. The Memecoin activities of Solana were unpredictable in early 2025, especially in January, when the network’s price increased significantly.
Kendrick, however, notes that the number of new memo cinema has decreased significantly since the high, with over 70,000 in January 2025 Memecoins were introduced to pump.fun. The latest figures show that the number has halved since then, so that the sector shrinks.
Kendrick warned that the decline in Memecoin activity could affect the short-term growth of Solana. Although the Solana network is well suited for speculative trade, the commitment of the users will likely decrease without new applications. He added that the development of new sectors takes time and that Solana will remain behind Ethereum for the next two to three years until these markets are mature.
Ethereums Market position
Despite the problems of Solana, Ethereum remains a dominant force in the blockchain area. Standard Chartered assumes that Ethereum will achieve a value of $ 4,000 by the end of 2025, even before Solana. This is primarily due to the strength of Ethereum at Defi and NFTS, the two most important sectors of the cryptom market.
The latest changeover from Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake has significantly improved its scalability, energy efficiency and long-term sustainability. The changes make Ethereum a more attractive and reliable option under the blockchains.
Although Ethereum has challenges such as scaling problems and high gas fees, these are addressed by continuous upgrades, including the highly expected Ethereum 2.0.
Ethereum’s recent course of the course indicates that the cryptocurrency could be under pressure based on the indicators of the moving average convergence divergence (MACD), as reported by CNF. Ethereum is currently being traded at $ 2,670.52 and has increased by 5.02% in the last 24 hours. Despite this upward movement, Ethereum could have difficulty maintaining his upward trend, and some experts believe that the course could decrease if the key values are not kept.
CNF reported in a recent updatethat Ethereum could lose its position on XRP, but Standard Chartered has revised its price forecast for Ethereum. It was originally assumed that Ethereum would reach $ 10,000 by the end of the year, but now the forecast has been reduced to 4,000.
Solana’s way into the future: new sectors and long -term growth
Despite the challenges, Standard Chartered continues to be positive towards Solana. Geoff Kendrick referred to new areas such as decentralized physical infrastructure networks (depin), finance and social apps as potential growth drivers. These are still young, but could help Solana to recover as soon as the Memecoin hype has subsided.
The decline in Memecoin activities is confirmed by ARK investor Catherine Wood, which, even though they positively assesses the long-term prospects of Solana and Ethereum, indicates that many memoins are likely to become worthless over time. But it remains optimistic about Solana’s future potential in other areas.
The SOL-TOKEN reached an all-time high of $ 293 after Donald Trump released his Memecoin in the network. Since then the course has been volatile and is currently $ 177 and a market capitalization of almost $ 93 billion.
Geoff Kendrick expects Solana to increase by 170% to $ 475 by 2028. Ethereum will increase by 183% to $ 7,500 in the same period. In addition, Standard Chartered is positive compared to XRP. The bank predicts that XRP could increase by 500% to $ 12.50 by 2028. If this happens, XRP Ethereum will overtake and become the second largest cryptocurrency in the industry.
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