Bitcoin Won’t Be King Forever...

Joseph Lubin predicts ETH could 100x thanks to Wall Street adoption.

Danielle du Toit
September 01, 2025

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Joe Lubin Tips 100x Ether as Wall Street Adopts Decentralized Rails
WLFI Derivatives Volume Jumps 400% Ahead of World Liberty’s First Token Unlock on Monday
Metaplanet Faces Funding Strain as Stock Tumbles
Raoul Pal Sees Crypto Users Hitting a Whopping 4B by 2030

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin predicts ETH could 100x as Wall Street embraces staking, DeFi, and decentralized rails.

Consensys founder Joseph Lubin predicts Ethereum could surge 100x and surpass Bitcoin as the leading monetary base due to Wall Street adoption.
He argues that banks and financial institutions will stake ETH, run validators, deploy layer-2s, and integrate DeFi to replace costly siloed infrastructure.
Lubin’s comments are very similar to those from VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, who recently called ETH “the Wall Street token.”

WLFI derivatives volume has spiked 400% to $3.13B ahead of Monday’s token unlock.

WLFI derivatives trading volume surged over 400% to $3.13B ahead of Monday’s first token unlock, with open interest rising 50% to $760M.
Binance dominates WLFI trading with $1.52B in 24-hour volume and $360M in open interest. This means it outpaced OKX and Bitget combined.
WLFI perpetual futures launched last week near $0.40 but have since dipped to around $0.32 as investors braced for supply pressure.

Metaplanet’s stock dropped over 50% since June, pressuring its Bitcoin treasury strategy and raising doubts about its ambitious targets.

Metaplanet’s share price plunged by over 50% since mid-June, undermining its capital-raising “flywheel” model and slowing Bitcoin purchases.
With targets of 100,000 BTC by 2026 and 210,000 BTC by 2027 at risk, Metaplanet is exploring alternative funding sources.
Last week, Metaplanet announced plans to raise roughly 130.3 billion yen through a public share offering in overseas markets. In addition, shareholders will vote on whether to approve the issuance of up to 555 million preferred shares.

Raoul Pal predicts global crypto adoption could reach 4 billion users by 2030, and outpace the internet’s early growth.

Raoul Pal projects that the global crypto user base could surge to 4 billion by 2030, which is equal to one-eighth of the world’s population.
He compared crypto adoption to the internet’s early growth, and mentioned that wallets have grown 137% annually over nine years to reach 659M by end-2024.
Pal forecasts slower but still impressive growth of 43% in 2025, with 1B users expected before the decade closes.

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