After a Historic Red Streak, ChatGPT Drops Wild ETH Price Predictions for 2026

Ethereum had a rocky 2025. It entered the year at around $3,300 following a strong Q4 2024, but quickly lost all of its momentum and dumped hard after the first wave of Trump-induced tariff threats. By early April, it had lost roughly 60% of its value, plunging to $1,400.

However, this turned out to be a proper buy-the-dip opportunity as ETH turned the tables in the following months and recorded a new all-time high of just under $5,000 in late August. As the community was anticipating another run to above that level, the trend changed once again, and ETH ended 2025 beneath $3,000. Moreover, it had nine monthly red closes in 2025, a first since the full-on bear market in 2018.