Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Sees Bitcoin Tripling, Ether Rising 5X By Year-End

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee drew a crowd at Korea Blockchain Week 2025 with a bold call: Bitcoin could reach as high as $250,000 by year-end, and Ethereum could climb toward $12,000. Related Reading: Dogecoin Warning: Double Top Formation Hints At Decline – Analyst According to reports, Lee gave a range for Bitcoin of $200,000 to $250,000 and said Ethereum might hit $10,000 to $12,000, with upside to $12,000 to $15,000 under favorable ￰0￱ case rested on macro tailwinds and growing institutional interest in crypto ￰1￱ Drivers And Timeline Reports have disclosed Lee’s timing is tied to a mix of ￰2￱ pointed to a possible shift in US monetary policy from a hawkish stance to one that is less aggressive, which he thinks would be positive for risk ￰3￱ Chairman and Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee said Ethereum is a “truly neutral chain” poised to be Wall Street and the White House’s top choice, predicting a 10–15 year “super cycle.” He expects Bitcoin to reach $200K–$250K and Ethereum $10K–$12K by year-end, with ETH… — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 24, 2025 He also mentioned that fourth quarters have traditionally had high performance for ￰4￱ explained Ethereum as embarking on a “super cycle” of 10 to 15 years based on its function in tokenized systems and possible interest from institutions and developers.

Lee’s View On Ethereum Ethereum’s long-term attractiveness, Lee said, extends beyond the short-term volatility of price ￰5￱ contended the network’s neutrality and widespread developer base position it well for future use in AI, finance, and tokenized real-world ￰6￱ argument underpins his higher price scenario for ETH, where steady flows and adoption could push the token toward the upper end of his ￰7￱ Point To Fees And Competition Not everyone agrees with that ￰8￱ industry figures have pushed ￰9￱ instance, critics say Ethereum has not seen fee growth that would match the scale Lee predicts, and that some institutional activity is migrating to alternative chains and layer-2 ￰10￱ voices warn that competition, scaling challenges, and shifts in developer activity could limit upside for ETH in the near ￰11￱ Risks And What Could Break The Call Lee’s predictions assume markets stay friendly.

A sudden return to tighter US policy, an unexpected economic shock, or harsh regulatory moves could derail a rapid move to $200,000 or ￰12￱ matters ￰13￱ prices to hit Lee’s top targets by year-end, demand would need to be broad and sustained across spot markets, exchanges, and institutional ￰14￱ Reading: XRP Price Chatter Heats Up After Developer’s $4 Hint – Details What To Watch Next According to market coverage, a few clear signals to track: central bank guidance from the US Federal Reserve, trading flows into spot Bitcoin products, large on-chain movements, and institutional custody ￰15￱ of these could either support rapid gains or cool investor appetite quickly, analysts ￰16￱ image from BCB Group, chart from TradingView