Ethereum Price Today: Will ETH Hit $4k First or $2k?

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Ethereum (ETH) price today trades at $3,116.1 as of 1 PM. Ether prices hit a daily high of $3,148.6 today after rising 0.27% on November 20.

Ethereum Price is Up Today: Why?

The Ethereum price trades at $3,116.1 after recovering nearly 4% from the daily low of $3071.49. This uptick is in line with Bitcoin’s 0.90% gain today. If this trend keeps up the New York trading session could propel the value of ETH higher.

*Ethereum price updated as of 1 PM.

Ethereum’s innovative smart contract technology has made it a standout altcoin since its inception in 2015. Continuous major network upgrades ensure Ethereum stays ahead in smart contract innovation. The latest upgrade, Cancun, launched on March 13, 2024.

Ethereum Price History

The year-to-date (YTD) performance of ETH is 8.17%, after dropping form double digits at the start of the week. As of November 20, 2024, if you invested $10,000 in ETH on January 1, 2024, your portfolio, after 299 days, would be worth nearly $10,817. Regardless of Ethereum’s lackluster performance its market capitalization stands at $375.4 billion.

Ethereum Market Cap: The Second-Largest Cryptocurrency

 ETH Market Cap

Ethereum ranks second in market capitalization, valued at $375.4 billion, after Bitcoin’s $1.85 trillion. Together, they comprise 83% of the crypto market.

Since its all-time high of $571 billion in November 2021, Ethereum’s value has decreased by half. However, Ethereum maintains a strong lead over other popular cryptocurrencies:

  • Solana (SOL): $112 billion
  • Ripple (XRP): $63 billion

Despite this recent downtick and recovery, the 24-hour trading volume of Ethereum is $29.2 billion.

Ethereum Trading Volume

The 24-hour trading volume of Ethereum is $29.2 billion. Binance is the largest contributer to this trading volume – about 11% is contributed by spot trading and nearly 40% from futures trading. Exchanges like OKX, Bitget, ByBit follow Binance.

Ethereum Blockchain Upgrade to PoS

The London hard fork is a significant Ethereum blockchain upgrade. It changed the network from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter). He explained how Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is more decentralized than Proof-of-Work (PoW).

Ethereum Blockchain Upgrades in The Last 5 Years

Here are some of the critical upgrades in the past 5 years that have shaped and kept Ethereum as the second-largest crypto by market capitalization.

2024

  • Cancun-Deneb (“Dencun”)

2023

  • Shanghai-Capella (“Shapella”)

2022

  • Paris (The Merge)
  • Bellatrix
  • Gray Glacier

2021

  • Arrow Glacier
  • Altair
  • London
  • Berlin

2020

  • Beacon Chain genesis
  • Staking deposit contract deployed
  • Muir Glacier

Influence of ETH Gas on Ethereum Price

Ethereum’s upgrade aims to solve the blockchain trilemma: balancing decentralization, security, and scalability. The switch to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) enhanced these aspects. Post-upgrade, Ethereum’s transaction fees (gas fees) plummeted, drawing more investors. Gas fees are like taxes, measured in Gwei, required for secure transactions.

As of November 20, the gas fee for a transaction on the ETH network as of 1 PM is 9.825 Gwei.

When Ethereum’s on-chain value grows, presenting opportunities, investors flock, driving gas fees up. This typically occurs during market upswings, peaking at all-time highs.

Ethereum Price Prediction & Trends

Despite crypto’s bullish outlook Ethereum price performance remains lackluster especially when comparing to top altcoins. Perhaps, if Bitcoin price overcomes the $100K hurdle, ETH could trigger a massive rally.

Ethereum Price Outlook For Next Week

Date Price Change
November 20, 2024$3,135.281.64%
November 21, 2024$3,159.362.42%
November 22, 2024$3,182.383.17%
November 23, 2024$3,219.534.37%
November 24, 2024$3,239.385.01%

Based on CoinGagpe’s Ethereum price predictions, investors can expect ETH to trade around $,216, a slight uptick in the next week.

Ethereum Price Forecast Between 2025 & 2029

January $2,562.81 $3,550.21 $3,056.51 26.8%
February $2,568.22 $3,732.20 $3,150.21 30.7%
March $2,573.63 $3,914.19 $3,243.91 34.5%
April $2,579.04 $4,096.18 $3,337.61 38.4%
May $2,584.45 $4,278.17 $3,431.31 42.3%
June $2,589.86 $4,460.16 $3,525.01 46.2%
July $2,595.26 $4,642.15 $3,618.71 50.1%
August $2,600.67 $4,824.14 $3,712.41 54%
September $2,606.08 $5,006.13 $3,806.11 57.9%
October $2,611.49 $5,188.12 $3,899.81 61.8%
November $2,616.90 $5,370.11 $3,993.51 65.6%
December $2,622.31 $5,552.10 $4,087.21 69.5%
All Time $2,592.56 $4,551.16 $3,571.86 48.1%
January $2,839.28 $5,537.34 $4,269.53 77.1%
February $3,056.26 $5,522.58 $4,451.84 84.6%
March $3,273.23 $5,507.83 $4,634.16 92.2%
April $3,490.21 $5,493.07 $4,816.47 99.8%
May $3,707.18 $5,478.31 $4,998.79 107.3%
June $3,924.16 $5,463.55 $5,181.11 114.9%
July $4,141.13 $5,448.79 $5,363.42 122.5%
August $4,358.10 $5,434.03 $5,545.74 130%
September $4,575.08 $5,419.28 $5,728.05 137.6%
October $4,792.05 $5,404.52 $5,910.37 145.1%
November $5,009.03 $5,389.76 $6,092.68 152.7%
December $5,226 $5,375 $6,275 160.3%
All Time $4,032.64 $5,456.17 $5,272.26 118.7%
January $5,417.25 $5,571.75 $6,513.75 170.2%
February $5,608.50 $5,768.50 $6,752.50 180.1%
March $5,799.75 $5,965.25 $6,991.25 190%
April $5,991 $6,162 $7,230 199.9%
May $6,182.25 $6,358.75 $7,468.75 209.8%
June $6,373.50 $6,555.50 $7,707.50 219.7%
July $6,564.75 $6,752.25 $7,946.25 229.6%
August $6,756 $6,949 $8,185 239.5%
September $6,947.25 $7,145.75 $8,423.75 249.4%
October $7,138.50 $7,342.50 $8,662.50 259.3%
November $7,329.75 $7,539.25 $8,901.25 269.2%
December $7,521 $7,736 $9,140 279.1%
All Time $6,469.13 $6,653.88 $7,826.88 224.6%
January $7,771.92 $8,001.25 $9,467.83 292.7%
February $8,022.83 $8,266.50 $9,795.67 306.3%
March $8,273.75 $8,531.75 $10,123.50 319.9%
April $8,524.67 $8,797 $10,451.33 333.5%
May $8,775.58 $9,062.25 $10,779.17 347.1%
June $9,026.50 $9,327.50 $11,107 360.7%
July $9,277.42 $9,592.75 $11,434.83 374.3%
August $9,528.33 $9,858 $11,762.67 387.9%
September $9,779.25 $10,123.25 $12,090.50 401.5%
October $10,030.17 $10,388.50 $12,418.33 415.1%
November $10,281.08 $10,653.75 $12,746.17 428.7%
December $10,532 $10,919 $13,074 442.3%
All Time $9,151.96 $9,460.13 $11,270.92 367.5%
January $10,940 $11,331.17 $13,534.75 461.4%
February $11,348 $11,743.33 $13,995.50 480.5%
March $11,756 $12,155.50 $14,456.25 499.6%
April $12,164 $12,567.67 $14,917 518.7%
May $12,572 $12,979.83 $15,377.75 537.8%
June $12,980 $13,392 $15,838.50 556.9%
July $13,388 $13,804.17 $16,299.25 576%
August $13,796 $14,216.33 $16,760 595.1%
September $14,204 $14,628.50 $17,220.75 614.3%
October $14,612 $15,040.67 $17,681.50 633.4%
November $15,020 $15,452.83 $18,142.25 652.5%
December $15,428 $15,865 $18,603 671.6%
All Time $13,184 $13,598.08 $16,068.88 566.5%

In a long-term outlook between 2025 and 2029, Ethereum price will end its ongoing slump and kickstart a bull rally. Based on Coingape’s forecasts, Ether prices could hover between $2,500 to $4,672.

Ethereum Prices Forecast Between 2030 & 2050

2030

2031

2032

2033

2040

2050

January $16,092.58 $16,559.25 $19,264.08 699%
February $16,757.17 $17,253.50 $19,925.17 726.4%
March $17,421.75 $17,947.75 $20,586.25 753.8%
April $18,086.33 $18,642 $21,247.33 781.3%
May $18,750.92 $19,336.25 $21,908.42 808.7%
June $19,415.50 $20,030.50 $22,569.50 836.1%
July $20,080.08 $20,724.75 $23,230.58 863.5%
August $20,744.67 $21,419 $23,891.67 890.9%
September $21,409.25 $22,113.25 $24,552.75 918.4%
October $22,073.83 $22,807.50 $25,213.83 945.8%
November $22,738.42 $23,501.75 $25,874.92 973.2%
December $23,403 $24,196 $26,536 1000.6%
All Time $19,747.79 $20,377.63 $22,900.04 849.8%
January $24,169.83 $24,997.58 $27,711.08 1049.4%
February $24,936.67 $25,799.17 $28,886.17 1098.1%
March $25,703.50 $26,600.75 $30,061.25 1146.8%
April $26,470.33 $27,402.33 $31,236.33 1195.6%
May $27,237.17 $28,203.92 $32,411.42 1244.3%
June $28,004 $29,005.50 $33,586.50 1293.1%
July $28,770.83 $29,807.08 $34,761.58 1341.8%
August $29,537.67 $30,608.67 $35,936.67 1390.5%
September $30,304.50 $31,410.25 $37,111.75 1439.3%
October $31,071.33 $32,211.83 $38,286.83 1488%
November $31,838.17 $33,013.42 $39,461.92 1536.7%
December $32,605 $33,815 $40,637 1585.5%
All Time $28,387.42 $29,406.29 $34,174.04 1317.4%
January $33,881.25 $35,131.33 $42,063 1644.6%
February $35,157.50 $36,447.67 $43,489 1703.8%
March $36,433.75 $37,764 $44,915 1762.9%
April $37,710 $39,080.33 $46,341 1822.1%
May $38,986.25 $40,396.67 $47,767 1881.2%
June $40,262.50 $41,713 $49,193 1940.4%
July $41,538.75 $43,029.33 $50,619 1999.5%
August $42,815 $44,345.67 $52,045 2058.6%
September $44,091.25 $45,662 $53,471 2117.8%
October $45,367.50 $46,978.33 $54,897 2176.9%
November $46,643.75 $48,294.67 $56,323 2236.1%
December $47,920 $49,611 $57,749 2295.2%
All Time $40,900.63 $42,371.17 $49,906 1969.9%
January $49,768.50 $51,484 $59,820.33 2381.1%
February $51,617 $53,357 $61,891.67 2467.1%
March $53,465.50 $55,230 $63,963 2553%
April $55,314 $57,103 $66,034.33 2638.9%
May $57,162.50 $58,976 $68,105.67 2724.8%
June $59,011 $60,849 $70,177 2810.7%
July $60,859.50 $62,722 $72,248.33 2896.6%
August $62,708 $64,595 $74,319.67 2982.5%
September $64,556.50 $66,468 $76,391 3068.4%
October $66,405 $68,341 $78,462.33 3154.3%
November $68,253.50 $70,214 $80,533.67 3240.3%
December $70,102 $72,087 $82,605 3326.2%
All Time $59,935.25 $61,785.50 $71,212.67 2853.7%
January $72,550.17 $75,090.58 $85,513 3446.8%
February $74,998.33 $78,094.17 $88,421 3567.4%
March $77,446.50 $81,097.75 $91,329 3688%
April $79,894.67 $84,101.33 $94,237 3808.6%
May $82,342.83 $87,104.92 $97,145 3929.2%
June $84,791 $90,108.50 $100,053 4049.9%
July $87,239.17 $93,112.08 $102,961 4170.5%
August $89,687.33 $96,115.67 $105,869 4291.1%
September $92,135.50 $99,119.25 $108,777 4411.7%
October $94,583.67 $102,122.83 $111,685 4532.3%
November $97,031.83 $105,126.42 $114,593 4652.9%
December $99,480 $108,130 $117,501 4773.5%
All Time $86,015.08 $91,610.29 $101,507 4110.2%
January $102,603.75 $110,953.42 $120,084.17 4880.7%
February $105,727.50 $113,776.83 $122,667.33 4987.8%
March $108,851.25 $116,600.25 $125,250.50 5095%
April $111,975 $119,423.67 $127,833.67 5202.1%
May $115,098.75 $122,247.08 $130,416.83 5309.2%
June $118,222.50 $125,070.50 $133,000 5416.4%
July $121,346.25 $127,893.92 $135,583.17 5523.5%
August $124,470 $130,717.33 $138,166.33 5630.7%
September $127,593.75 $133,540.75 $140,749.50 5737.8%
October $130,717.50 $136,364.17 $143,332.67 5844.9%
November $133,841.25 $139,187.58 $145,915.83 5952.1%
December $136,965 $142,011 $148,499 6059.2%
All Time $119,784.38 $126,482.21 $134,291.58 5470%

Betweem 2023 and 2050, Ethereum price will most likely follow the bullish outlook and aim for the six-digit territory. The highest price of Ether in 2050 based on CoinGape forecasts is $126,482.21

Will Ethererum Rally to $4K or Crash to $2K First?

After a 46% rally in just eight days, Ethereum price is likely to correct as volatility decreases. Many investors are likely to book profits while sidelined buyers wait for a retracement to find a better entry price. Moreoever, the uptrend tagged the $3,352 to $3,497 resistance zone and is currently showing weakness. As a result, the next logical outlook for ETH is a pullback.

The immediate support level at $2,886 is where sidelined buyers could be waiting to deploy captial. In general, the $3,000 to $2,820 zone is a good place to be a buyer. If the overall crypto outlook remains bullish, then BTC should climb to new highs and ETH should follow suit.

In such a case, ETH price should see a strong spike in buying pressure aound $3,000 that should propel it to revisit the $3,352 to $3,497 resistance zone. A breakout should send ETH to the next key psychological level of $4,000.

Ethereum price todayETH/USDT 1-day chart

On the other hand, if Ethereum price fails to hold above $2,829, it would signal weakness. Such a development could invite a spike in selling pressure that could knock ETH down by 9% to revisit the range’s midpoint at $2,564. In worst case scenario, Ether could revisit the range low at $2,309.

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