Henrik Zeberg, a well-known trader and analyst who runs The Zeberg Report, has reiterated his prediction of a major economic downturn, the worst since the 1929 Great Depression.
He has revised his timeline for this forecast, suggesting that the downturn could begin this October. Zeberg believes that the cryptocurrency market, along with some small-cap assets, will peak this October, leading to widespread market excitement.
Zeberg maintains that we are on the brink of a significant collapse in the Western economy, similar to the Great Depression. He expects some assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), to reach a “blow-off” top before this downturn begins. Based on Fibonacci analysis, he anticipates that Bitcoin could peak at around $120,000 in this cycle.
Zeberg has adjusted his predictions several times. Initially, he suggested watching for a market top by the end of 2023, then revised this to August 2024, and now expects it to occur by October.
His forecast is based on the Elliott wave theory, which outlines stock market phases and suggests that the end of the fifth phase could lead to a substantial decline, potentially reducing Bitcoin’s value by 60% to 80%.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has spotlighted a significant acceleration in institutional crypto adoption, driven largely by the surging popularity of exchange-traded funds and increased use of Coinbase Prime among major corporations.
Jefferies chief market strategist David Zervos believes an upcoming power shift at the Federal Reserve could benefit U.S. equity markets.
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto custody bank, is urging its institutional clients to move away from major stablecoins like USDC, Agora USD (AUSD), and Usual USD (USD0), recommending instead a shift to the Global Dollar (USDG) — a stablecoin issued by Paxos and backed by a consortium that includes Anchorage itself.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced concerns over the rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) digital identity projects, specifically warning that systems like World — formerly Worldcoin and backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — could undermine pseudonymity in the digital world.