Forecast on the future of the cryptoindustry the day before shared and analysts of the investment fund Bitwise. According to their version, next year at the peak of the bullrun Bitcoin will reach the level of 200 thousand dollars, while the maximums for ETH and SOL will be the lines of 7 thousand and 750 dollars respectively.

More importantly, such levels will turn out to be much higher if the US government decides to create a national BTC reserve. In that case, 200 thousand will turn into 500 thousand, experts believe.

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Bitcoin prediction from Changpeng Zhao

During the speeches, the former Binance executive shared several bullish predictions for the future of the industry. According to Zhao, Bitcoin will eventually become “just money” – so high will be the adoption of the world’s premier cryptocurrency.

Changpeng predicted that over the years, the number of real-world use cases for BTC will grow by leaps and bounds. Here’s a relevant rejoinder on the matter, as cited by Decrypt.

We shouldn’t call it Bitcoin, it’s just money.

According to Zhao, the adoption of BTC on a nationwide scale will increase the value of the cryptocurrency “mathematically.” That said, the topic of crypto on a national level has become more relevant after US President-elect Donald Trump’s election campaign and his victory in the race.

Still earlier, he promised to create a “strategic Bitcoin reserve” on a nationwide scale. In case of implementation of the programme at a minimum, the US government should stop selling cryptocurrencies confiscated earlier from attackers. Well, the most ambitious level of reserve creation involves buying a million BTC and storing them without moving them for at least twenty years.

Overall, Zhao likes Trump’s idea – here’s how he commented on it.

It’s very smart that the US is doing this, and this strategy will also attract other countries around the world. If the US does the same, the rest of the nations will also be forced to resort to adopting crypto.


Such a prediction seems logical. After all, America continues to be the most advanced financial market in the world, so its actions will obviously affect the rest of the world.


Former head of crypto exchange Binance Changpeng Zhao

According to Zhao, another influential “cryptohub” could be Hong Kong. After all, China uses it as a “sandbox” to test new strategies for working with crypto. However, all this will take place non-publicly, because the country’s government ban on mining and most operations with digital assets is still in force.

A former Binance executive estimated that between 5 and 10 per cent of consumers are currently investing in BTC. This means it is quickly becoming “the most widely traded asset in the world.” Chanpeng continues.

We haven’t yet broken the key barrier, which is usually 20 per cent or so. In a few years, the industry will reach a wider adoption of cryptocurrency and reach 50-70 per cent of the population.

In the distant future, Bitcoin will be used by almost the entire global population. However, it may take several generations to realise this prediction, meaning we are talking about decades for such a scenario.

Changpeng Zhao also predicted that the capitalisation of BTC “should be much larger than that of gold”. Currently, this figure for the precious metal is $17.9 trillion. Reaching this level would mean a price of $850,000 per bitcoin.

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However, the idea of adopting Bitcoin is still not favoured by many people – among them, Microsoft shareholders the day before. In a recent vote, they reached a consensus that it was too early for the tech giant to invest directly in BTC.

The vote took place as part of the annual shareholder conference. Earlier, even MicroStrategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor tried to influence Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Alas, in the end, their meeting did not bring any visible result. At the same time, Saylor’s company continues to acquire bitcoins at an accelerated pace. This week, the corresponding figure reached the level of 423,650 coins, in which $25.5 billion was invested.

Microsoft executive Satya Nadella

Overall, the caution of Microsoft shareholders is understandable, as even now Bitcoin remains a new asset for corporate players. Perhaps they were also spooked by the relatively high volatility of BTC and the coin’s potential impact on the company’s financial stability. However, in general, the first cryptocurrency is becoming an increasingly desirable asset for investors, and such a decision may confirm its irrelevance in the near future.

Until that happens, other companies are actively buying up crypto. For example, this week MARA Holdings reported the acquisition of 11,774 BTC for $1.1 billion. As a result, their total accumulation reached 40,435 bitcoins, which are currently valued at 3.98 billion.

Ranking of companies with the largest bitcoin accumulations


The consensus of prominent representatives of the crypto industry is that the peak of the bullrun will most likely be reached in 2025. So far, such a version seems plausible. After all, if we focus on the previous stages of growth taking into account the time of halving in the BTC network, the current period should go approximately the same.


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