Ethereum Price Prediction: BlackRock Says AI Stablecoin Payments Could Drive ETH Demand

Ethereum trades at $2,695, down 2.6% over the past 24 hours, with the latest price prediction still shaped by its 10.3% seven-day gain.

The move leaves ETH in a choppy short-term range after its recent rally.There’s a bigger story now that involves machines paying each other without a human anywhere in the loop.

BlackRock’s latest research frames stablecoins as the likely settlement rail for “agentic commerce,” AI systems transacting autonomously, and names Ethereum and Circle’s Arc as candidate venues.

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