Bitcoin has been making significant strides, recently surging to over $81,000. This surge could be attributed to growing demand from U.S.-based traders, Donald Trump's recent election victory, and the latest rate cut by the Fed.
Analysts are optimistic about Bitcoin’s future, with figures like Jan Van Eck, CEO of VanEck, predicting that the cryptocurrency could exceed $300,000 in the coming years.
This prediction is in line with others in the market, including Fundstrat’s CIO, who expects Bitcoin to surpass $100,000 before the end of the year. Van Eck himself describes his forecast as conservative, suggesting that Bitcoin could well exceed this mark, given the current market conditions.
The rising demand for Bitcoin is not only driven by retail traders but also by growing institutional interest, particularly in Bitcoin ETFs. A notable $1.37 billion was recently injected into Bitcoin ETFs, signaling a strong appetite from investors seeking exposure to the cryptocurrency.
This demand, along with the favorable stance towards Bitcoin from political figures like Donald Trump, who has expressed plans to make the U.S. the “Bitcoin capital,” contributes to the asset’s bullish momentum. Van Eck believes Bitcoin will continue to rise and eventually reach half of gold’s total market valuation, further solidifying its role as “digital gold.”
Michael Saylor, co-founder of the company now called Strategy and one of Bitcoin’s most vocal champions, says the next great migration of wealth will happen on the Bitcoin network.
Bitcoin’s roller-coaster days may be fading, and that shift could push the world’s largest digital asset into more professional portfolios, according to Coatue Management founder Philippe Laffont.
Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social-media platform, has quietly lodged paperwork for a fund that would hold both Bitcoin and Ethereum—marking the first time a Trump-linked business has ventured into the U.S. crypto-ETF arena.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy has just added 10,100 BTC—worth about $1.05 billion—to its balance sheet, lifting the company’s total stash to roughly 592,100 coins.