Ethereum Price Predictions For 2026 are back on the radar as the new year kicked off with ETH finally turning upward again. After a choppy 2025, traders are watching how quickly sentiment has flipped and how aggressively larger wallets are positioning across Ethereum itself and the DeFi names that typically move with it.
Arthur Hayes has also hinted at renewed interest in the Ethereum trade, adding extra weight to the shift. But there’s another layer to the story this cycle: some investors aren’t just looking for ETH beta — they’re looking for the parts of the Ethereum ecosystem that plug into real-world rails. That’s why a growing share of attention is drifting toward PayFi infrastructure plays built on Ethereum, where traction is being measured less by narratives and more by whether the product can actually move money — a lane has been quietly leaning into.
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