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

According to Mars Finance, market sources indicate that Standard Chartered Bank predicts in a research report that Bitcoin's weaker-than-expected performance will give Ethereum a chance to surpass Bitcoin and reach $40,000 by 2030. Geoffrey Kendrick, Global 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 the two assets could return to its 2021 highs." The bank stated that investments made through ETFs and digital asset vaults have a smaller impact on Ethereum's price performance compared to Bitcoin. Even so, despite a general decrease in cryptocurrency ETF flows, they currently have a greater positive impact on Ethereum than on Bitcoin. Furthermore, Ethereum developers are working to increase the transaction throughput of the Ethereum blockchain tenfold over the next two to three years, which, if successful, will provide a significant boost to Ethereum. Finally, the passage of the US Clarity Act will also benefit Ethereum and its vast on-chain ecosystem. Standard Chartered Bank expects the Clarity Act to pass in the first quarter of 2026. The report reiterated its forecast that Bitcoin will reach $500,000 by 2030, while lowering its near-term price targets for Ethereum, reducing the 2026 target price from $12,000 to $7,500 and the 2027 target price from $18,000 to $15,000.