While Ethereum (ETH) – which is down 26.44% since New Year’s Day and is, at press time on February 4, changing hands at $2,202 – suffered the biggest drop among the major cryptocurrencies, AI predicts it could hit a remarkable all-time high (ATH) later in 2026.
Ethereum price YTD chart. Source: Finbold
Making the forecasted upside even more staggering, it is noteworthy that the entire cryptocurrency market erased some $400 billion within less than a week between late January and early February, and other prominent digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP are down a more tame 14% year-to-date (YTD).
Indeed, it was the losses and the growing expectation that assets like ETH are headed toward their cycle lows in 2026 that prompted Finbold to decide to consult the advanced artificial intelligence (AI) of ChatGPT on whether Ethereum has already moved past its yearly high, or if investors can look forward to a new rally.
ChatGPT estimates Ethereum’s high-water mark for
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