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While Standard Chartered is optimistic that Ethereum would outperform Bitcoin this year, the bank has tempered its overall cryptocurrency outlook for the next few years, citing recent Bitcoin weakness. As a result, despite predicting that Ethereum would outperform Bitcoin this year, it has reduced its price target.

Standard Chartered now sees Ethereum reaching $7,500 this year, down from a previous $12,000 target. At the same time, the bank has cut its 2027 and 2028 targets from $18,000 and $25,000 to $15,000 and $22,000, respectively. In contrast, it has raised its 2029 Ethereum target to $30,000 from $25,000 and introduced a new $40,000 target for 2040.

Ethereum was most recently trading around $3,100.

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