The boldest bitcoin predictions for 2025 are in — and most see prices doubling to $200,000
Several industry watchers who spoke to CNBC forecast bitcoin will hit $200,000 in 2025
After a blistering rally in bitcoin this year, crypto investors and industry executives told CNBC, they're expecting the flagship cryptocurrency to hit new all-time highs in 2025.
In December, the world's largest cryptocurrency broke the highly-anticipated $100,000, setting a record high price above that. That came after Donald Trump — who ran on a prominently pro-crypto policy platform — secured a historic election win in November.
Trump's imminent return to the White House has boosted sentiment surrounding crypto with many industry executives and analysts expecting him to promote a more favorable regulatory environment for digital assets.
During his election campaign, Trump vowed to replace incumbent Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who has taken aggressive legal actions against various crypto firms. Gensler agreed to step down from the SEC in 2025.
In previous market cycles, bitcoin has risen wildly over the course of a few months before plummeting sharply in value.
Take the previous cycle, for example: in 2021, bitcoin rallied to nearly $70,000 as more and more investors piled in but the subsequent year, the token plunged to less than $17,000 on the back of a series of major crypto company bankruptcies.
However, Powell stressed that the 70% to 80% drawdowns bitcoin has seen in cycles past are unlikely in 2025 "because there is more of a buffer from those institutional inflows into the sector."
Nexo: $250,000
Elitsa Taskova, chief product officer of crypto lending platform Nexo, is more bullish on bitcoin's 2025 prospects than the general consensus.
"We see bitcoin more than doubling to $250,000 within a year," Taskova told CNBC, adding that in the longer term — as in, over the next decade — she sees the entire crypto market capitalization surpassing that of gold.
"These projections align with ongoing trends and social markers: increasing recognition of Bitcoin as a reserve asset, more Bitcoin and crypto-related exchange-traded products (ETPs), and stronger adoption," Nexo's product chief said.
Supportive macroeconomic conditions, such as easing of monetary policy from the world's major central banks, is likely to boost bitcoin, she added.
"The Federal Reserve's balancing act – managing interest rates and inflation while avoiding stagnation – will be pivotal," she said, cautioning that on the flipside, persistent inflation could also prompt a hawkish pivot.
"As the U.S. leads in crypto-related capital deployment, rate decisions and inflation dynamics will likely remain key influences on bitcoin's price in 2025."
This story originally appeared on: CNBC - Author:Ryan Browne
