Crypto Research Roundup: Multiple reports project Bitcoin reaching +$200K by 2025

Analysts have shared predictions since November 2024, with some suggesting that Bitcoin would surpass $150k in 2025 and others expecting a market price above $200,000. The predictions came after Bitcoin crossed several new all-time highs in the last quarter of the past year. 

Bitcoin achieved an over 150% price boost compared to the beginning of 2024 and attained an all-time high of $108,268 on December 17 before correcting below $100,000. The coin, which is currently at a little over $99,920 at the time of writing, still has an over 125% year-on-year price increase.

One prediction from a recent Galaxy Digital research report suggested that BTC would reach over $185,000 by Q4 2025. The prediction was similar to that of the asset management firm VanEck, which suggested that the coin would reach over $180,000 this year. 

Crypto service provider Matrixport’s head of research, Markus Thielen, shared his views with CNBC, saying that Bitcoin would attain $160,000 in 2025. Thielen attributed the possible price spike to the increasing demand for Bitcoin ETFs.

One of Standard Chartered’s analysts, Geoffrey Kendrick, suggested that Bitcoin was on its way to above $200,000 in 2025. Kendrick expected that institutional fund inflows into Bitcoin and BTC products would remain similar to or above the numbers seen in 2024.

A professor at the University of Sussex also expected BTC to reach above $200,000. Other analysts, including Bit Mining’s Youwei Yang, Maple Finance’s Sid Powell, Prochain Capital’s David Tawil, Nexo’s Elitsa Taskova, and CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju, expect the coin to reach between $135,000 and $250,000 in 2025.

Analysts believe Trump’s administration will be a major Bitcoin catalyst

The analysts shared the belief that President Donald Trump’s incoming pro-crypto policies would significantly fuel Bitcoin’s bullish momentum. The Wolf of All Streets, also known as Scott Melker, discussed the members of Trump’s administration and their plans to boost the country’s Bitcoin and crypto dominance. 

Melker, who was discussing BTC’s price trajectory with CoinShares’s Head of Research, James Butterfill, and 10x Research’s CEO, Markus Thielen, explained that possible legislation under Trump’s leadership would create a more crypto-friendly environment and fuel its growth. Melker suggested that BTC reaching $250,000 would come sooner than the markets expected for the same reason. 

The Wolf of All Streets pointed out that David Sacks’s new position as the crypto czar would unite U.S. leaders in creating regulations supporting emerging technologies, including crypto, AI, and blockchain technology. Crypto investors also hope that the industry will achieve regulatory clarity under the direction of the crypto czar. 

On the other hand, Maple Finance CEO suggested in a recent interview that the growing investor interest in crypto investment products was driving crypto prices higher. The analyst revealed the positive net inflows experienced in gold markets after the launch of gold ETFs. Powell expected a similar situation to lead to massive inflows into BTC spot ETFs, likely pushing the coin’s price to the predicted $200,000+. 

CryptoQuant analyst speculates the end of the BTC bull run

The Market Has Entered the Later Stages of the Current Bull Cycle

“The long-term trend remains downward, which suggests that the market is likely to reach its cycle peak by Q1 2025, or at the latest by Q2 2025.” – By @DanCoinInvestor

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— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) January 6, 2025

CryptoQuant’s analyst and Korea community manager, Crypto Dan, shared his thoughts in a January 6 post, suggesting that the Bitcoin bull run might be coming to an end. Crypto Dan explained that the crypto markets work in alternating cycles between price spikes and declines. The analyst confirmed that the markets always maintain an overall upward trend despite the fluctuations. 

Crypto Dan mentioned that the current phase may be the last phase in the bull run cycle that began in January 2023. The analyst predicted that the next few months would be characterized by sharp spikes in BTC trades before a cooldown. The overheated markets expected when the trade cycles spike sharply are expected to trigger bearish cycles further. 

The analyst further advised investors to keep their profit options open and exercise caution. Crypto Dan still divulged that he planned to make small sell-offs of his crypto holdings during the coming cycles. 

Katie Stockton, founder of Fairlead Strategies, also suggested that the crypto markets might experience multi-week selloffs. Stockton reportedly explained that the crypto market’s short-term outlook was bearish. However, the analyst still confirmed that her long-term view on Bitcoin remained bullish.

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