Veteran trader Peter Brandt has surprised the community with his bold prediction for Ethereum. He predicts that Ethereum could fall back to $800 and shared a chart showing a descending triangle pattern, which is a bearish pattern that often signals about a bigger price drop ahead.
Currently, the key support level is around $1,500. If ETH falls below this level, Brandt believes it could crash all the way down to around $800, similar to its 2022 low. Brandt’s prediction comes as ETH continues to struggle with resistance and market uncertainty.
Ether has had a rough year dropping over 46% over the past 12 months. This week, it dipped 4% after the Fed announced that it would keep the interest rates unchanged, following Bitcoin’s drop. When brandt posted his prediction, Ether was trading at $1,587. It is currently trading at $1.596, up over 0.8% in the past day. Previously, Peter Brandt slammed the Ethereum as “worthless junk”.
Recently, Scottie Pippen, the famous NBA player, predicted that the biggest altcoin season will start this Sunday, following a historical pattern after Bitcoin halvings. He is optimistic over Ether as he is building a project focused on AI, gaming, and tokenizing real-world assets. Meanwhile, Justin Sun, the founder of Tron will keep its Ethereum holdings and work with Ethereum developers to improve the crypto space.
Besides, XRP has recently surpassed Ethereum in terms of fully diluted market cap (FDV). As of April 2025, XRP’s FDV stands at approximately $208.4 billion, while Ether’s is around $192.5 billion. However, its worthwhile to know that FDV represents the total value of all possible tokens including the ones not yet in circulation. However, Ethereum still maintains a higher actual market cap based on its circulating supply.
XRP’s FDV has surged as a result of positive regulatory developments, increased institutional interest, and its growing role in cross-border payments. Although Ether faces challenges from competing blockchains and changes in its tokenomics after recent upgrades, it continues to lead in actual market cap and remains a dominant force in the crypto ecosystem.
Analyst Ali Martinez in a recent X post highlighted that Ether is currently stuck between two key price levels: $1,540 and $1,630. He notes that a breakout in either direction will determine whether Ethereum moves higher or lower in price.
Besides, in a latest X post, he highlighted that the best times to buy Ethereum has been when its price drops below a certain level called the lower MVRV Price Band. Currently, Ethereum, is at the same position which makes it a good time to buy.
