2026-01-12 20:25:09

Regarding the prospects of Ethereum, market opinions are clearly divided. The research team at Standard Chartered Bank has expressed a relatively optimistic outlook, predicting that by 2029, ETH could break through the $30,000 mark. However, there are also risk warnings—some institutions have cautioned that Ethereum faces potential systemic risks.

Behind these differing expectations reflects varying judgments about the future of public chain ecosystems. As breakthroughs in brain-computer interfaces and robotics are imminent, the market has developed new demands for more efficient on-chain infrastructure. This is the core issue Ethereum faces: in an era of increasingly fierce performance competition, can continuous upgrades maintain its dominance in infrastructure?

What do you think—are you more optimistic about ETH's prospects in this round of technological transformation, or do you hold a cautious stance?

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MEVHunterX

· 01-15 01:59

$30,000? You're overthinking it, wake up quickly. Solana has been digging its own grave for a while, ETH is still upgrading, upgrading, upgrading. Speaking of systemic risk, Standard Chartered really dares to say that, I’m impressed. Performance-wise... Layer 2 is getting more competitive, Ethereum might not be able to hold steady. Brain-machine interfaces are coming, and ETH will be finished? You're overthinking it a bit, buddy. I'm optimistic, but it's just a gamble that it won't collapse, just a matter of probabilities.

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ApeWithNoFear

· 01-12 20:48

$30,000? Ha, Standard Chartered is dreaming again. Systemic risk is the real issue. What can upgrades really solve? I'm still more into Sol than Eth.

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AirdropNinja

· 01-12 20:36

Standard Chartered said $30,000 and I just laughed. Such optimism must be to lure us in, haha. What is the systemic risk hinting at? Feels like some vague warnings. Can ETH hold onto the throne... Honestly, I don't quite understand the brain-machine interface part, but it seems like L2 is the real future. Who can say for sure what will happen in three years? Anyway, I hold a small position and don't dare to go all in.

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Layer2Observer

· 01-12 20:35

$30,000 sounds good, but let's look at the data—can ETH's upgrades over the past two years keep up with competitive pressure? From a source code perspective, the optimizations after Dencun have indeed alleviated gas issues, but L2 ecosystem fragmentation is also a real problem. Stay cautiously optimistic; systemic risks are not unfounded.

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