Resetting Expectations for 2026: Progress Over Price

[nihalsari]

Despite price disappointment, Ethereum logged tangible wins in 2025 with major upgrades that improved performance and nudged the network toward faster confirmations. Warwick has since tempered expectations, suggesting a more conservative—but still optimistic—$10,000 target for 2026.

Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin has emphasized the long game: scaling the “world computer” to support a freer internet. If adoption continues to compound and liquidity turns, price may eventually follow—but 2025 served as a reminder that fundamentals and markets don’t always move in lockstep.

[JanEmil]

Vitalik is our King

[lingriiddd]

vitalik playing the long game while traders stare at charts all day