Ethereum Is My No. 1 Crypto Pick, Predicting 5X Surge

By Michael FawnArthur Hayes, the influential co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX, and now Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom, has publicly identified Ethereum (ETH) as his premier cryptocurrency selection. Speaking on Friday, August 29, 2026, Hayes projected that Ethereum could see a substantial increase, surging “3 to 5 times” its current valuation “pretty quickly.”His bullish stance emerged as Ethereum traded around $2,435, having experienced a 3% dip in the 24 hours