In 2025, there are three reasons to believe that Ethereum will reach its $10k dream.

Ethereum’s rise to $10,000 will be a major storyline for traders during H2 2025. Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin has been beaten by Solana and Ethereum. Ether is in high demand due to the ETH purchased by public companies. Standard Chartered analysts believe this will not stop any time soon. 

The Bitget Wallet set a target of $10,000 for Ethereum.ETHStandard Chartered, a UK Bank, says companies may end up with 10% of Ether. This is a 10% rise from current levels. 

We explore in this article why Ethereum’s rally towards $10,000 could be much closer than previously thought. 

Ethereum is in high demand by companies

BitcoinBTCThe biggest factor in the rally of 2025 is institution adoption. This includes purchasing BTC by companies, nations and states to add BTC into their balance sheets. Ether could experience a similar bull run. 

Standard Chartered UK Bank has revealed that 11 companies currently own 1% of Ethereum. Banks hold crypto in the millions on their balance sheets and demand for ETH is high. 

Bank experts expect a 10 fold increase in Ethereum held by companies. This means that 10% or Ethereum’s current supply will be owned and controlled. 

Geoffrey Kendrick was quoted by Standard Chartered in a memo that it sent on Tuesday to its shareholders:

“They may eventually end up owning 10% of all ETH, a 10x increase from current holdings.”

CoinGecko’s data shows that BitMine and GameSquare have purchased more than $3.5 billion worth of Ethereum. This has acted as a catalyst to the ETH rally. 

Since July 7, Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen net positive flows as investors from institutions gobble up Ether more quickly than Bitcoin. These data are consistent with a bullish Ether hypothesis. Coinglass data shows Ethereum ETF flow. 

ETF flows surpassed $2.3 billion in a matter of a few days, driving up demand for Bitcoin. 

BitMine Immersion Technologies – the world’s largest ETH treasury – has signaled a $1 Billion stock repurchase for Ethereum. 

The price is set to rise as Wall Street firms begin to accept Ethereum for use in treasury reserves. 

BTCS and Ethereum treasuries explained

BTCS changed its strategy from mining Bitcoin to buying Ethereum as a treasury. BTCS, a publicly traded US digital asset firm, has experienced a 130% rise in stock value year to date. Its price is up 600% over the past 3 years. 

This pivot from Bitcoin to Ethereum Treasury has been a success for the business, which evolved from a Bitcoin online marketplace into a blockchain infrastructure provider and strategic ETH holder. 

BTCS has approximately $270,000,000 worth of Ethereum at a price average of $3,800. 

Charles Allen, the CEO of BTCS Inc. told MilkRoad’s co-founder Kyle Reidhead he loved Bitcoin but that it didn’t accomplish anything. BTC acts as a safe-keeping asset while Ethereum can change the way assets are moved around the globe. 

Allen said, “Ethereum opens up new business models without banks, intermediaries, and is the backbone of the internet.”

For most Ethereum treasury firms, the first step is to purchase Ethereum, stake it and use AAVE for lending Ether. Then, they can generate income by loaning. Allen, when asked what comes next, said there will be more projects and that the company plans to purchase more Ethereum. 

BTCS has several projects in the pipeline that are aimed at making Ethereum faster. The ETH treasury firm is focusing on increasing Ethereum’s value and claims that public companies are responsible for buying ETH tokens. 

Experts have a bullish outlook on Ethereum 

Gracy Chan, CEO Bitget’s crypto exchange, has a positive outlook on Ether. Chen says:

“Ethereum has a competitive advantage in capturing a large share of this market. Institutional investors consider Ethereum the next emerging treasury asset after Bitcoin. Wall Street firms and the broader TradFi world are just warming up to the idea of Ethereum as a treasury reserve asset.”

Ignacio Palomera is the CEO of Bondex and shares this bullish view. He believes Ether will be a major player in the coming 10 years. Palomera said to Crypto.news that:

“When Ethereum first emerged in 2015, its narrative was often framed around its potential as a blockchain to be built on. 10 years later, Ethereum has more than served that purpose; it has drafted the playbook for anyone who wants to build a truly interoperable and decentralised ecosystem – a legacy and lasting impact far grander than initially anticipated.”

Palomera’s comments about what comes next for Ethereum are:

“There is ample opportunity for continued development across the ecosystem; more releases, upgrades and innovations will be critical in maintaining Ethereum’s continued success. To maintain its competitive edge, Ethereum must continue pushing the boundaries of scalability, efficiency and user experience so networks can continue to build and innovate. Ethereum’s next decade promises to be just as, if not more, transformative.”

Ryan Lee from Bitget Wallet spoke to Crypto.news about Ethereum’s 60 percent rally above the $3,800 mark.

“Ethereum’s 60% rise to above $3800 is driven by strong institutional inflows, and the strong demand on the chain. This signals a possible structural shift. Ethereum is gaining strength as institutional FOMO and whale accumulation are increasing, while ETF inflows of $2.4B reached last week. 

We predict ETH could reach $5,500–$6,500 by Q4 2025, with a stretch target of $10,000 if institutional trends persist. This may not be a permanent shift, but it does reflect Ethereum’s dominance of the current market cycle.

Jamie Elkaleh is Chief Marketing Officer of Bitget Wallet and agrees. He adds that inflows to crypto ETFs have been shifted towards Ether due to yield-bearing staking mechanisms. Ethereum is now considered to be the foundation of the internet. It has increased its DeFi footprint, and added on-chain functionality, and competes with Bitcoin for capital flows and investor interest. Elkaleh believes that institutional investors are re-investing capital in Ethereum to drive up gains for the altcoin. 

Ethereum Price Analysis 

Ethereum rose 56% over the course of three weeks between July 8, and Sunday, hitting $3,941. This was just a few dollars shy from $4,000 – a psychologically crucial level. Ethereum’s recent rally may be paused before another upswing, according to daily momentum indicators. 

Ethereum can retest the December 2024 $4,107 peak if it continues its growth. ETH is less than 10% from $4,100. 

The $4,878 previous high and $4,500 is the key level of resistance to the retesting of important price levels. 

MACD shows a histogram with a bar of red below the neutral line. This indicates that the price movement for Ethereum is moving in a negative direction. RSI shows 72. Once the indicator falls below 70 it generates a buy signal.

The daily price chart shows that in the case of a correction Ethereum can find support around $3.466 or $3.066, which are S1 andS2 for the S1 level. 

Ethereum celebrates its birthday

Ethereum was launched in 2015. DeFiLlama reports that as the altcoin marks its 10-year anniversary, over $83 billion worth of assets have been locked up. Stablecoin’s market capitalization has surpassed $132 Billion on Ethereum, and it generated $1.33 Million in revenue over the last 24 Hours. 

On Wednesday, different firms who develop Ethereum infrastructure as well as ETH treasury companies, retail investors and institutional ones will celebrate ETH’s tenth anniversary. 

Ethereum has risen above $3,700. Market participants are celebrating the asset. Currently, 91% of ETH investors are in profit. Altcoins’ correlation to Bitcoin is 0.83. This means that a sharp decline in BTC can trigger a price crash in ETH, which could lead to a fall to $3,500 or $3,000. 

On Wednesday, traders are bullish as the demand for Ethereum across all exchange platforms has absorbed some of the pressure that traders have been feeling to sell their ETH.