Ethereum price forecast 2028 from derivative market data shows $7,700 average, as option open interest increases in long-dated contracts, signaling institutional hedging and speculative positions. That includes Tom Lee's BitMine, which just this week announced it would increase its fundraising target for buying more of the asset by $20 billion . Standard Chartered has previously shifted its Ethereum outlook significantly, reducing its 2025 target from $10,000 to $4,000 just months ago over concerns about layer-2 competition diluting mainnet fees. Ethereum price forecast 2028 includes scenarios where ETH reaches $8,500 during peak cycles if global crypto regulation harmonizes. Such compliance boosts institutional allocations similar to blue-chip stock adoption.