Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing How Our News is Made Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Ad discliamer Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. The Ethereum price is back in the spotlight as market analysts and ETH’s own founder, Vitalik Buterin, outline bold predictions for the asset. While experts forecast that Ethereum could surge to $33,000, Buterin draws parallels between the cryptocurrency’s future role in finance and Google’s dominance in search. As a result, the ETH founder has suggested that low-risk Decentralized Finance (DeFi) may become Ethereum’s breakthrough “Google Moment.” Ethereum Price Projected To Soar To $33,000
A recent chart analysis by prominent market expert Egrag Crypto paints an optimistic picture for Ethereum’s long-term price trajectory. Based on the analyst’s chart, ETH could potentially riseto $33,000 before the end of 2025. Related Reading Analyst Predicts Ethereum Price Will Reach $33,000 As ETH Founder Forecasts ‘Google Moment’ 6 hours ago
Egrag Crypto notes that ETH has a history of overshooting measured targets once it breaks out of major continuation patterns. This trend has been visible across previous market cycles, lending weight to his previous projection that the next ETH rallycould be monumental. Source: Chart from Egrag Crypto on X
In Ethereum’s earlier cycles, key formations, such as the Bull Flagand the Rectangle Continuation Pattern, produced extraordinary gains that exceeded expectations. The Bull Flag pattern overshot its target by 145%, while the rectangle continuation exceeded projections by an even greater 181%.
Now, ETH is forming what Egrag Crypto identifies as a Descending Broadening Wedge, a setup that typically signals bullish continuation once the breakout is confirmed. According to the expert, the measured move from this wedge suggests an initial price target of $12,300. However, when factoring in Ethereum’s historical tendency to overshoot by an average of 163%, he sees the cryptocurrency skyrocketing as high as $33,000. Low-Risk DeFi To Unlock ETH’s ‘Google Moment’
In a report publishedon September 21, Buterin describes what he sees as Ethereum’s upcoming Google moment. Just as Google secured long-term dominance by finding its core economic driver in search and ads, the crypto founder argues that Ethereum now has the opportunity to anchor its ecosystem with low-risk DeFi and unlock comparable growth. Related Reading Ethereum Price Will Still Climb Above $5,000 As Long As It Holds This Level 4 days ago
Buterin also emphasized the growing importance of sustainable applications within the Ethereum ecosystem. Historically, ETH has struggled to balance two distinct categories of applications—those that generated significant revenue like NFTsand meme coins, and those that aligned with Ethereum’s broader vision, such as decentralized identity and privacy protocols.
Buterin notes that the underlying issue was that revenue-generating applicationsoften lacked long-term sustainability, while mission-driven projects lacked economic weight. He believes that low-risk DeFi could be the solution that bridges this gap. By enabling global, permissionless access to stable wealth-building mechanisms such as interest-bearing assets, bonds, and currencies, the crypto founder highlighted that Ethereum could achieve economic sustainability.
He also expressed hope that Ethereum could potentially surpass Google’s legacy. Buterin mentioned that Google was often criticized for straying from its core mission and becoming an antisocial, profit-maximizing corporation. However, ETH is fundamentally different, with decentralization embedded deeplyat both technical and social levels. ETH trading at $4,199 on the 1D chart | Source: ETHUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com