Ethereum will switch to a fully proof-of-stake consensus mechanism with the upcoming merge, reducing its energy consumption by several orders of magnitude.

　　XRP Price Prediction for 2022, 2025, 2030

　　在另一 report released by Finder last week, after polling 36 fintech specialists, the prediction is that XRP could be worth $2.55 by December 2022, assuming Ripple settles or wins its lawsuit with the SEC. Further forecasts for 2025 put XRP price at $3.61 and $4.98 by 2030.

　　Regarding whether now is a GOod time to BUY or sell XRP, the prediction was relatively balanced, with 23% claiming that its a good IDEA to buy XRP, 45% saying to hold your current positions, and 32% saying to sell.

　　According to University of Sussex professor of finance Carol Alexander, if XRP wins its lawsuit with the SEC, the cryptocurrencys price could PEAK at $2.50. At the same time, if it loses, the price could go down to $0.50.

　　If XRP wins its lawsuit with the SEC, it will be the first significant STEP toward Ripple replacing the current SWIFT system, creating a significant bullish rally for the crypto asset.

　　Not everyone is as bullish on XRP, with Matthew Harry, head of funds at DigitalX Asset Management, claiming that XRP will eventually lose most of its value. According to Harry:

　　“The XRP token is worthless for ANYthing other than speculation. The underlying technology is terrific BUT the token itself does not currently have a use.”

　　ApeCoin Price Prediction for 2022, 2025, 2030

　　Last week, Finder also polled 36 fintech specialists for its ApeCoin price analysis report. According to Finder, APE is predicted to end the year at $27 and drop to $25 by 2025. Surprisingly, the price predictions for APE arent as bullish as for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP.

　　While some panelists like Dimitrios SalAMPasis, FinTech lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology, were more bullish on ApeCoin in the short-term, predicting a price of $45 by the end of 2022, the long-term outlook of APE wasnt as bullish with Salampasis predicting a price of $10 for 2030.

　　The panelists agreed that Yuga LABS, the founders of ApeCoin and the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, are the blue-chip of NFTs, especially since their purchase of CryptoPunks. The ApeCoin ecosystem has a high potential assuming the team can develop a playable Metaverse where thousands of users can interact with each other.

　　However, on the bearish side, according to the report, 75% of the panelists believe APE will become another MEME coin, while only 20% think it will feature genuine utility. The rest, 5%, remained unsure about the long-term outcome of APE.

　　最后的思考

　　Its clear that most price predictions for long-term periods of 5-10 years are incredibly bullish. While the current market situation is grim and prices are highly volatile, the long-term sentiment remains bullish.

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