Cryptoharian – Ethereum (ETH) has become one of the assets that traders and investors are currently eyeing. This is because ETH's performance has surpassed Bitcoin (BTC) during the recent price decline.
Tom Lee, who is the founder of Fundstrat and executive at Bitmine, revealed his vision for the future of Ethereum in an in-depth interview on Rug Radio. He believes that Ethereum is not just a cryptocurrency asset, but the foundation for a new global financial architecture being built through tokenization.
Lee explained that major technologies always start from the margins before ultimately changing the world economy, and crypto is now precisely in that acceleration phase. According to him, Wall Street has already sided with Ethereum, no longer seen as an experiment, but rather a trusted infrastructure for the tokenization of dollars, assets, bonds, and real estate.
He emphasized that institutions are not building trillion-dollar systems on experimental chains. Ethereum's track record, uptime, security, and network effects make it the default choice for institutions. As the tokenization market worth quadrillions of dollars evolves, he sees ETH as a global settlement layer whose value is currently 'heavily discounted.'
Bitmine itself now holds nearly 4 percent of all circulating ETH and continues to accumulate during the downturn. For Lee, volatility is not a threat, but an opportunity. He even joked that buying ETH at US$ 3,000 is much easier than later at US$ 30,000.
"Ethereum at US$ 5,000 or US$ 3,000 still aims towards a price of US$ 100,000 in the future," Lee stated.
Lee also rejected the notion that digital-asset treasuries disrupt the market, stating that investors always choose the strongest players, not the cheapest. He added that the concept of a 'four-year cycle' is no longer relevant. If BTC sets a new ATH before January 31, that old narrative is officially dead.
Heading into 2025, Lee predicts one of the strongest years for digital assets, driven by tokenization, developer momentum, and institutional entry with Ethereum remaining a key anchor.
Meanwhile, based on the latest data from CoinGecko, the current price of Ethereum is US$ 3,257. This figure reflects a decrease of 1.3 percent over the last 24 hours.
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