ether.fi CEO: The new crypto bank will drive Ethereum's growth in 2026

According to Coindesk, Mike Silagadze, the CEO and co-founder of ether.fi, believes that the next phase of the Ethereum network will be less dominated by speculation and more by financial products familiar to ordinary users.

Silagadze stated that 2025 will be a turning point for Ethereum, as institutional investors flood in, with limited staking in ETFs, but the Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) is developing rapidly, and DAT is undoubtedly having a positive impact on Ethereum's price.

Looking ahead to 2026, Silagadze believes that Ethereum's financial ecosystem will continue to mature. The entire crypto neobanking movement is showing a trend of rapid growth, with many companies entering this space and seeing growth. As stablecoins become increasingly integrated into the global financial system, new banks represent one of the clearest pathways to achieving sustained adoption.