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Our model projects Ethereum Classic at $1.53 in 2030 and $2.72 by 2036 — -67.2% against today's $8.27 in the base case. The 2030 range runs from $0.0700 in the bear case to $16.81 in the bull case.

Why below today's price? Most altcoins lose ground to Bitcoin over a full cycle — between the 2021 and 2025 peaks, only 3.5% of those we measured gained on it — and the model starts Ethereum Classic from that base rate. Why Most Altcoins Lose to Bitcoin, Cycle After Cycle

Forecasts are algorithmic estimates, not financial advice. Crypto assets are volatile — never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Forecast updated 1 October 2026 · Model: alt-ratio 1.9.0

Ethereum Classic price prediction year by year

Year-end central forecast and the band around it. Select a year for the model's reasoning. In 2026, a quarter that has already begun and has no forecast of its own shows the observed closing price instead: “close” once the quarter is over, “latest close” while it is still under way.

Ethereum Classic price prediction year by year
Year	Forecast	×	ROI	Y/Y	Range	Low	High	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Conf.
2026	$6.89	×0.83	-16.7%	-16.7%	$3.58 – $13.24	—	—	$8.16 close	$6.90 close	$8.79 close	$6.89	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2026 What the model reads Bitcoin's trajectory multiplied by today's ETC/BTC ratio and a drift measured across the whole altcoin universe. Nothing is fitted to ETC alone — every per-coin parameter that was tested lost to the shared drift. The shape of the year First year of the trajectory, with no previous year to compare against. Against today -16.7% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2027	$4.94	×0.60	-40.2%	-28.2%	$2.04 – $20.24	—	—	$6.93	$6.31	$5.33	$4.94	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2027 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2027 -28.2% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -40.2% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2028	$3.54	×0.43	-57.1%	-28.3%	$1.07 – $18.76	—	—	$4.68	$3.76	$3.55	$3.54	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2028 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2028 -28.3% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -57.1% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2029	$2.45	×0.30	-70.4%	-30.8%	$0.5011 – $13.14	—	—	$3.28	$3.09	$2.81	$2.45	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2029 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2029 -30.8% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -70.4% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 84% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2030	$1.53	×0.19	-81.5%	-37.5%	$0.0700 – $16.81	—	—	$2.13	$1.74	$1.58	$1.53	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2030 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2030 -37.5% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -81.5% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 82% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2031	$1.91	×0.23	-77.0%	+24.5%	$0.0695 – $20.69	—	—	$1.72	$1.87	$1.94	$1.91	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2031 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2031 +24.5% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q3 and the low point in Q1. Against today -77.0% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 79% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2032	$1.77	×0.21	-78.6%	-7.0%	$0.0701 – $20.13	—	—	$1.89	$1.75	$1.73	$1.77	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2032 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2032 -7.0% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q3. Against today -78.6% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 76% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2033	$1.77	×0.21	-78.6%	+0.0%	$0.0694 – $18.92	—	—	$1.76	$1.75	$1.71	$1.77	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2033 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2033 +0.0% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q4 and the low point in Q3. Against today -78.6% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 73% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2034	$1.85	×0.22	-77.6%	+4.5%	$0.0720 – $19.77	—	—	$1.78	$1.80	$1.82	$1.85	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2034 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2034 +4.5% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q4 and the low point in Q1. Against today -77.6% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 70% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2035	$2.34	×0.28	-71.7%	+26.1%	$0.0798 – $24.93	—	—	$1.97	$2.13	$2.22	$2.34	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2035 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2035 +26.1% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q4 and the low point in Q1. Against today -71.7% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 68% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2036	$2.72	×0.33	-67.2%	+16.2%	$0.0999 – $28.98	—	—	$2.47	$2.57	$2.72	—	6.2/10
Ethereum Classic price prediction 2036 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2036 +16.2% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q3 and the low point in Q1. Against today -67.2% against the current price of $8.27. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 65% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

Ethereum Classic: the case for and against

What our documented research establishes about the project itself, with its sources. It is an assessment of the project, not the reason behind the number: the price model reads price series only.

Ethereum Classic (ETC) receives a trust score of 620, placing it in the range of established projects with liquid markets and an 8+ year operational track record across multiple cycles, but penalized for severe structural vulnerabilities. Explicit search for adverse evidence identified critical security failures, including major 51% double-spend attacks in 2019 and August 2020 that disrupted exchange settlement and highlighted hash-rate security risks inherent to smaller Proof-of-Work networks. Furthermore, despite its top-100 market cap, ETC exhibits very low developer activity, minimal dApp adoption, and negligible TVL compared to competing smart contract platforms.

Strengths

Operates as the original, uninterrupted Ethereum chain since the 2016 DAO hard fork, adhering strictly to a Proof-of-Work consensus model and 'Code is Law' immutability principles. en.wikipedia.org ↗

Maintains high exchange liquidity and ongoing EVM parity upgrades (e.g., Phoenix, Magneto, Spiral) to preserve contract execution compatibility with Ethereum toolsets. — ethereumclassic.org

Risks

Vulnerable to hash rate exploitation, suffering multiple successful 51% double-spend attacks in January 2019 and August 2020 that caused multi-million dollar exchange losses and deep chain reorganizations. hacken.io ↗

Suffers from severe ecosystem stagnation with minimal dApp development, low daily active user metrics, and negligible Total Value Locked (TVL) under $1 million. — coinmarketcap.com

Red flags

History of multiple successful 51% double-spend attacks resulting in millions of dollars in stolen funds and forced exchange deposit suspensions.

Significant discrepancy between market capitalization and fundamental on-chain utility/developer usage.

Research: trust review · gemini-3.6-flash · 2026-08-10

Methodology

What the model reads

Bitcoin's trajectory multiplied by today's ETC/BTC ratio and a drift measured across the whole altcoin universe. Nothing is fitted to ETC alone — every per-coin parameter that was tested lost to the shared drift.

How the models work · Why Most Altcoins Lose to Bitcoin, Cycle After Cycle

Model confidence

Model confidence for ETC in 2030

The band is built to hold the price 82% of the time. The published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower: it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

Only the nearest horizons rest on a backtest. Later years carry a declared level — the band’s design level, capped by our research score — that no backtest can confirm yet; where one found the band holding the price less often, we publish that lower figure.

What model confidence means

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Where it trades

Upbittrust 8/10

WEEXtrust 8/10

Binancetrust 10/10

WhiteBITtrust 9/10

OKXtrust 10/10

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Frequently asked questions

What will Ethereum Classic be worth in 2030?

The base case puts ETC at $1.53 in 2030, between $0.0700 and $16.81. The band is built to hold the price 82% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

What is the Ethereum Classic price prediction for 2027?

For 2027, the base case puts ETC at $4.94, between $2.04 and $20.24. The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

How high can Ethereum Classic go by 2036?

The top of the model’s 2036 uncertainty band is $28.98. The base case remains $2.72 — read the range, not the single number.

What will Ethereum Classic be worth in 10 years?

Our furthest horizon is 2036, about ten years out: the base case puts ETC at $2.72, between $0.0999 and $28.98. The band is built to hold the price 65% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

Is Ethereum Classic a good long-term investment?

Our base case for Ethereum Classic in 2036 is -67.2% against today’s price — below where it trades now — inside a band from $0.0999 to $28.98. That is not financial advice, and not a recommendation either way.

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