A few days ago, at a blockchain week event hosted by a leading exchange in Dubai, Tom Lee made another big statement. This Wall Street veteran boldly declared: Ethereum is heading for $60,000!

His reasoning is actually quite straightforward.

First, in his view, Bitcoin and Ethereum are the dual engines of the entire Web3 world. One is digital gold, the other is the infrastructure for smart contracts—both are indispensable.

Even more crucial is the asset tokenization track. As traditional assets move onto the blockchain, ETH, serving as the underlying settlement layer and gas consumer, will see explosive demand growth. Just think about it: if real estate, stocks, and bonds can all become on-chain tokens, how much ETH will that burn?

Tom Lee’s prediction is aggressive, but his arguments hold water—if asset tokenization truly materializes, there’s definitely room to reimagine Ethereum’s value.