Ethereum is poised to become the most secure and reliable institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure, according to a 2026 outlook by Etherealize team member Vivek Raman. The report forecasts a fivefold increase in tokenized asset volume to approximately $100 billion and a similar growth in stablecoin market capitalization to about $1.5 trillion. Additionally, the price of ETH is expected to rise fivefold to around $15,000. The report highlights that major institutions such as JPMorgan, Fidelity, Apollo, BlackRock, Amundi, BNY Mellon, and Baillie Gifford have already deployed tokenized products on Ethereum and its Layer 2 solutions. As user base, asset volume, application ecosystems, and Layer 2 networks expand, systemic value is anticipated to increasingly converge on ETH.