Ethereum (ETH) is within touching distances of historic milestones. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency traded at $4,607 on August 25, 2025, down 3% in the day, but hovered near the peak of yesterday’s $4,948, the highest ever.
The institution has increasingly prioritized Ethereum over Bitcoin, citing decentralized finance (defi) control, expanding its Layer 2 network, and the ETH Exchange Trade Fund recorded an inflow of $3 billion, surpassing the Bitcoin ETF by a 17:1 ratio last week.
At the same time, technical indicators reveal both strength and attention. Ethereum’s relative strength index (RSI) reaches 75, suggesting an excess of conditions that can cause short-term pullbacks.
Analysts also note that unstaged cues and seizures remain risks worth monitoring. However, the Macro Forces are fueling the upward trend. With the Federal Reserve’s signaling rate cuts and the much-anticipated Pectra upgrade currently live, Ethereum benefits from both the monetary policy tail and structural network improvements.
ChatGpt-5 predicts that Ethereum price has reached $5,000
To get a clearer perspective, Finbold encouraged ChatGPT-5, the latest version of Openai’s large language model, to weigh when ETH could decisively clear the $5,000 threshold.
AI points out that ETH has already “tagged $4,948” and emphasizes that the rally is built on “sustained demand and true infrastructure adoption” rather than speculative hype.
“Currently, ETH sits around $4,600-4,950 with repeated pushes against 5K. The driver (ETF influx, L2 scaling, FED cut, Pectra upgrades) is not just a hype, but a basic catalyst.
However, the CHATGPT-5 also warned that they hoped to see a higher straight line movement.
“Nearly 75 RSIs say ETH is growing in the short term, so it’s no surprise that a clean breakout will return to the $4,400-$4,600 zone.
According to a call to ChatGpt-5, Ethereum will clear $5,000 by the end of August 2025. If momentum continues in September, ETH can establish a higher trading base between $5,200 and $5,600, rather than simply surpassing the milestone once.
For Ethereum investors, it will do so extremely next week. If ETF demand continues and macro conditions remain supportive, the much-anticipated $5,000 breakout could only be a few days apart.