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What the big names forecast
These are their forecasts, not ours. nicspics makes no price targets of its own. Forecasts get revised, so check the date on each one.
Standard Chartered: $2,000 by end-2030
Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Assets Research. First set in a Feb 3, 2026 note. On Feb 12, 2026 the bank cut its end-2026 figure to $135 (from $250) and kept $2,000 for 2030. Thesis: Solana moving “from memecoins to micropayments.”
Sources: The Block, Feb 3, 2026 · Decrypt · The Block, Feb 12, 2026
Bitwise Europe: $2,318.90 / $4,025.73 / $6,636.88 by 2030
Bear, base and bull cases from the January 2025 report “The Investment Case for Solana.” Disclosure: Bitwise issues SOL products.
Sources: Bitwise Europe · CryptoSlate, Jan 16, 2025
Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge): $2,500 “over five or eight years”
Said Jan 10, 2025, and stood by it on Dec 18, 2025. Disclosure: SOL is his largest personal position, and he holds it through SkyBridge too.
Sources: Altcoin Daily, Jan 10, 2025 (32:45) · SolanaFloor, Dec 18, 2025
VanEck: base $334.70, bull $3,211.28 by 2030
Matthew Sigel and Patrick Bush; the bear case is $9.81. Published Oct 27, 2023, it's the oldest forecast here. Disclosure: the VanEck team owns SOL.
Source: VanEck, Oct 27, 2023
21Shares: 2026 peak range $95 / $150 / $197
Karim AbdelMawla's bear, base and bull estimates for SOL's peak during 2026, published Jan 26, 2026. The most cautious credible call. Disclosure: 21Shares issues SOL products.
Source: 21Shares, Jan 26, 2026
Third-party forecasts, not nicspics'. Scaramucci's $2,500 has no fixed year, so it's left off. Forecasts get revised.
Source: the forecast cards above
Not financial advice.