Ethereum’s 2026 Outlook: TVL, RWA Tokenization and Scaling Upgrades Shape Institutional Bet

Ethereum is heading into 2026 with analysts and industry leaders highlighting rising institutional adoption, expanding stablecoin and tokenized real-world asset markets, and major scaling upgrades as potential growth drivers. Forecasts for next year include possible tenfold increases in Ethereum’s TVL and RWA AUM, alongside protocol changes that target higher throughput and improved decentralization, even as Ether’s price remains under pressure near $2,900.