AI model forecasts BTC $105k, XRP $2, ETH $2,800 by year-end 2026

AI model from 24/7 Wall St. puts Bitcoin at ~$105,000, XRP at ~$2, and Ethereum at ~$2,800 by year-end 2026. Forecast by Sam Daodu using ChatGPT.

Source ranks Bitcoin first. Target implies ~42% upside.

Key drivers cited: ETF demand and tighter supply. The latest Halving cut daily issuance from 900 to 450 BTC and annual inflation to 0.83%. This week, ETF and large-holder buying reportedly exceeded miner supply, creating a demand gap according to the model.

XRP placed second. The model points to a ~$2 year-end level (~32% return) and says US regulators have provided clarity, with SEC and CFTC classifying it as a commodity per the cited analysis.

It flags a constraint. XRP ETFs saw $28 million net outflows last week, so sustained institutional buying is needed to hit the target per the same source.

Ethereum ranked third. The model sees ~20% upside to ~$2,800, citing the weakest near-term demand of the trio here.

Activity has shifted to L2s. Base, Arbitrum (ARB), and Optimism (OP) process a larger share of transactions due to lower fees. Weekly base-layer fees are about $2.3 million versus ~$30 million at peak. With fees near zero, burning has stalled and ETH supply is slightly growing, the analysis notes here.

Market snapshot: Bitcoin trades near $70,600 (-1% 24h). XRP is ~ $1.45 (-0.9% 24h, +6% 7d). Ethereum is ~ $2,148 (-2.3% 24h, +4.2% 7d) CoinGecko data.