Microsoft Copilot AI predicts is going bigger on Ethereum than almost any other AI in this series, targeting $5,000 to $7,500 by end of 2026 from a current price just under $2,000, with a more conservative balanced scenario placing ETH in the $3,000 to $4,200 range if the full bull case does not materialise.
The centerpiece of Copilot’s bull thesis is the Glamsterdam upgrade, which is designed to cut fees and scale throughput in a way that directly addresses the L2 fee cannibalization problem that has been compressing mainnet revenue for over a year.
If that upgrade lands and delivers, the narrative around Ethereum shifts from a network being eaten alive by its own ecosystem to one that has solved its scaling challenges without sacrificing decentralization. That narrative shift is the kind of thing that reprices an asset fast.
Layered on top of that is the supply story, and it is genuinely compelling. Over 30% of ETH supply is locked in staking, and exchange reserves are sitting at multi-year lows.
When you combine shrinking available float with strong ETF inflows that are already in motion, any meaningful demand acceleration hits a market that does not have a lot of supply to absorb it. The price reaction in that scenario is not linear, it is violent.
Bitcoin breaking above $90,000 is the macro trigger Copilot points to as the unlock for the full range. When Bitcoin clears that level with conviction, capital rotation into large-cap alts historically follows within weeks, and ETH is always first in line for that rotation given its liquidity depth.
The bear case requires things to go meaningfully wrong. Upgrade delays, macro tightening, or Bitcoin slipping back below $70,000 could drag ETH back toward the $1,743 lows. That would be a painful outcome for anyone who has been holding through the current drawdown, and it is not an impossible scenario given where the broader macro environment sits right now.
6 Years of ETH History in One Chart, and Right Now Is One of the Most Critical Moments in It
ETH is printing $1,987 on the weekly and this timeframe tells a story that the daily chart simply cannot. Zoom out to the full weekly view and you see an asset that has gone through 3 distinct cycle peaks, each one higher than the last, followed by corrections that wiped out 60% to 80% of value before the next leg started.
The 2021 peak near $4,900, the 2024 peak near $4,000, and the 2025 peak near $5,000 are all visible as clear distribution tops with the same character: explosive run, euphoric wick, then months of selling.
What is happening right now fits the same post-peak compression template that preceded every previous recovery. ETH is sitting just below $2,000, a level that has acted as significant support and resistance multiple times across this entire history.
The weekly candle is currently printing a sharp red close after failing to hold $2,100, which in the short term looks bearish, but on the weekly timeframe that kind of candle near a major support zone is often the last capitulation before a base forms.
The $1,750 level is the line in the sand Copilot’s bear case references, and looking at the weekly chart that level is meaningful. It marked the 2022 bear market bottom range and the 2025 cycle low, making it the deepest support zone on this entire chart. A weekly close below it would be a serious structural break that changes the long-term picture.
RSI on the weekly is at 37.07 with the signal line at 38.57. Both lines sitting in the high 30s on the weekly is historically significant for Ethereum. Looking at this chart, the only other times weekly RSI reached these levels were in the depths of the 2022 bear market and briefly during the 2025 bottom.
Each of those instances preceded substantial multi-month recoveries. That does not make a recovery guaranteed, but it does mean the risk-reward at current levels is skewed in a way that Copilot’s $5,000 to $7,500 target does not look as unreasonable as the current price action might suggest.
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While institutional money continues to pour into ETFs and capital shifts back into high-conviction assets like XRP, one early-stage project is attracting outsized attention from retail and analysts alike.
Bitcoin Hyper is emerging as one of the strongest narratives heading into 2026, blending a meme-powered identity with real Bitcoin layer 2 infrastructure that solves major scalability limitations.
Bitcoin Hyper is built on the Solana Virtual Machine, enabling high-speed execution, ultra-low fees, and full smart contract support atop Bitcoin’s security layer.
The project also introduces decentralized governance and a Canonical Bridge designed to move BTC smoothly across chains without the friction that has held back existing solutions.
The presale has crossed $32.5 million, signaling strong early appetite. Analyst Borch Crypto is calling for a potential 100x rally once HYPER lists on major exchanges. A fresh Coinsult audit returned zero contract vulnerabilities, adding credibility that most early-stage projects cannot claim this early.
HYPER tokens power staking, governance, and gas fees across the ecosystem. Presale buyers earn up to 36% APY while waiting for the full platform launch in 2026.
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