Bitwise Makes $10 Billion Prediction for Ethereum Markets: Details

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, could be in for a significant surge in the second half of the year. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has shared a bold take, predicting that inflows into Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could reach $10 billion in the second half of 2025.

The prediction follows a strong month for ETH ETFs, with $1.17 billion in flows in June alone. According to Hougan, this might be the start: "Flows into Ethereum ETFs are going to accelerate significantly in H2," he said.

Hougan pointed to an easy-to-grasp narrative for traditional investors: the combination of stablecoins and stocks moving onto the Ethereum blockchain. This blend of utility and familiarity is likely to appeal to both institutional and mainstream investors.

Ethereum exchange-traded funds began trading in the U.S. in July 2024, putting the world's second-largest cryptocurrency in a vehicle preferred by many professional investors and advisors. ETH ETFs showed little demand in their first year, but trends have improved dramatically, thanks to increased institutional interest.

In the last 24 hours, Ethereum ETF inflows totaled $40.7 million.

Ethereum attracts institutional interest

Ethereum has become attractive to institutions recently, partly due to recent regulatory momentum.

In a recent development, Nasdaq-listed Bit Digital has raised $163 million in net proceeds from a share offering to fund the Ethereum treasury.

Online brokerage Robinhood has introduced the "Robinhood Chain," billed as the first Ethereum layer-2 optimized for real-world assets via Arbitrum from public to private to global.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev posted this development on X, noting that the company is working with regulators to make it a reality, with more information to be made available shortly.