As Ethereum continues to waver amid a broader downturn in the crypto market, one pundit has ignited a fervent debate with a bold prediction regarding the second-largest crypto asset.<\/p>\n
Adam Cochran, a partner at activist venture capital firm CEHV, took to Twitter on Saturday to present a compelling case for the possibility of Ethereum’s price surging to over $450,000 within the next two decades.<\/p>\n
Cochran’s argument began by urging individuals to view Ethereum not as a typical company but as an innovative blockchain-based infrastructure surpassing traditional models’ constraints. To counter those who expressed skepticism regarding the feasibility of a 20-fold increase in ETH, he drew comparisons between Ethereum’s market value and that of technology giants such as Apple and Amazon.<\/p>\n
At the core of Cochran’s analysis was the immense volume of securities processed, an astonishing $2.5 quadrillion in the previous year alone. The pundit noted that if these securities were handled on the Ethereum blockchain, accompanied by a minimal 0.05% gas fee, it would result in the annual burning of ETH worth $1.25 trillion. He noted that this amount is 5.7 times greater than the current market capitalization. Accordingly, based on that, Cochran envisioned Ethereum’s potential value soaring to an extraordinary $35 trillion.<\/p>\n
However, he went even further by introducing the concept of a compound burning rate. According to him, assuming an annual compound burning rate of 2% or higher over the course of 20 years, each ETH token could reach an astonishing value of $457,081.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you assumed it took 20 years to get there and we burn at a compounding rate of 2%+ annual, you get to around $457,081 per ETH. Add in the fact its a yielding asset and you’re over $500k,\u201d<\/em> he tweeted.<\/p>\n Notably, while Cochran acknowledged that achieving 100% adoption of Ethereum for global securities settlement within two decades might be unlikely, he expressed belief in the realistic possibility of settling 10% of global securities within the next ten years.<\/p>\n