Opinion: Bitcoin price predictions for 2025 shouldn’t be trusted
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We are barely 3 days into the year, and Bitcoin’s price predictions have already flooded the crypto space. Several industry veterans, analysts, prominent business people – everyone seems to have their forecast for the leading cryptocurrency’s future. But should these predictions be taken seriously? The short answer: NO. Bitcoin (BTC) price forecasts for 2024 largely fell short, and there’s no reason to believe 2025 will be any different. In fact, these price targets are often little more than market manipulations, and investors would be wise to approach them with skepticism. The flawed predictions of 2024 If 2024’s predictions are any indication, Bitcoin outlooks are notoriously inaccurate. Several experts and analysts were wildly off the mark when forecasting the crypto’s price trajectory last year. Some predicted the cryptocurrency would soar well above $100,000, while others underestimated its potential, expecting BTC to stay below what many would have termed as a milestone in January last year. In reality, the largest crypto by market cap hit a new all-time high of $108,200 weeks ago but is now trading near $97,000 at the time of writing. Yet, despite this surge, we believe predictions still remain far from reliable. Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, for example, predicted in October 2023 that Bitcoin would end 2024 around $70,000, a figure that has already been surpassed. Hayes had also forecast Bitcoin to reach between $750,000 and $1 million by 2026. While the jury is still out on the long-term forecast, Hayes undoubtedly missed the mark for 2024. Changing predictions, changing markets What makes BTC price predictions so difficult is the constant flux of the market and the ever-changing dynamics that influence it. Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, initially predicted Bitcoin would reach $300,000 by the end of 2024. We all know the digital asset…
Filed under: News - @ January 3, 2025 12:25 pm