Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin Forecast for 2019, Bitcoin Price Prediction – Sun Jun 09

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The founder of Trading Analysis, Todd Gordon, predicted that bitcoin (BTC) would drop to $4,000 before rebounding to $10,000 next year. He made this comment on June 22 on CNBC Stock Draft.

. His reason for this prediction is market volatility. He was urged to speak about his estimates, and he quoted a beautiful uptrend calling the recent correction from $19,000 “inconsequential” considering bitcoin (BTC) price gains since the year 2015.

Gordon’s Comment

The analyst also said that the present price range is 17% and it is unarguably the lowest the digital currency has ever experienced. He stated, “there were periods when it was up to 40% per week, so if I am down by 30% in bitcoin (BTC), it doesn’t mean anything, I can make it up in 2 weeks.”

Gordon gave reasons for believing that the crypto market is technically driven and reckoning on market sentiments and technicalities could help recover losses in the future.

The analyst’s site TradingAnalysis.com offers trading strategies and market analysis. Gordon has predicted about other markets and commodities such as crude oil. When crude was trading at a $41 low in November 2015, he predicted a decline to $26. In a few months, crude started trading at $26.05.

Sonny Singh is hopefull about Bitcion in 2019

Singh, the chief commercial officer at Bitpay, briefly disregarded BTC’s poor market performance, which saw the asset fall under $4,500 after an influx of selling pressure, to note that Bitcoin has gained status as a mainstream hot topic and “brand.”

Touching on the market, he alluded to the sentiment that price movement isn’t truly indicative of fundamental factors. So, Singh went on to explain that true price action is unlikely to occur until a direction is set for Bitcoin, which may arrive with the impending launch of Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Asset Services, Blackrock’s potential foray into Bitcoin, and Square’s doubling-down on crypto products.

Emily Chang, who anchored the sentiment, then queried Singh on his thoughts on how Jamie Dimon’s comments against Bitcoin have been somewhat “vindicated.” For those who are unaware, JP Morgan’s Dimon, a key player in the centralized financial world, went on-air multiple times to bash Bitcoin, calling the asset a fraud. Although his comments were cast aside at the time, as they were conveyed in the midst of a crypto bull run, as covered by Ethereum World News recently, some say that he got the ‘last laugh’.

The Bitpay COO noted that he “totally disagrees with Dimon on the fraud comment,” subsequently touching on the fact that the Bitcoin price can go up and down, but as Bitcoin continues to gain traction, JP Morgan itself may look into launching a crypto-related platform, product, or service to capitalize on a legitimate industry.

He then drew attention to Silvergate’s recent IPO announcement, the rise in cryptocurrency mining, and Coinbase’s IPO prospects to specifically discredit Dimon’s “fraud” comment, as the aforementioned developments indicate that this industry is bonafide — no questions asked.

Ethereum price analysis:

Ether is at risk of going into double digits because the next support area for the cryptocurrency is at the $100 position. There’s a psychological and technical support. Which is why the support line is very important. The last time ETH saw these levels was May 2017. At the time, the digital asset had formed a support of $91.

This clearly indicates that if the price of the digital asset breaks the psychological and technical support area of $100; it can drop to $91. This is the primary reason why it is crucial for the digital asset to retain the $100 support of area. The issue is that the downside momentum is ferocious to the point that it might break $100 as well.

Double digits for ETH is now becoming more of a possibility rather than an imagination. Hence, the reason why investors remain sceptical about Ethereum (ETH) considering the significant amount of value it has lost.

Ethereum (ETH) Has Lost a Significant Portion of its Value Compared to the Other Top Assets

As mentioned above Ether has lost a huge portion of its value. The figure stands at 90% as of press time. Among the top three virtual currencies, none of have lost such a huge amount of value. Ethereum’s value erosion is nothing short of enormous. And with the Initial Coin Offering market now in trouble, it appears the issues Ethereum (ETH) is facing isn’t about to end anytime soon. Authorities around the world have started tightening the regulation of ICOs. This is why the fundamentals are not positive.

A Fall Below the $100 Area Appears Likely

The current price movement of Ether means that a fall below $100 is imminent. Yes, things are not actually looking good for Ether. Additionally, with the competition within the Blockchain increasing from the other virtual currencies, the use of the Ethereum blockchain isn’t increasing by any means at a faster pace when compared to what it was earlier.

Whether we will see a turn around in the fate of the digital asset remains to be seen. We can’t say if it will hit the heights it attained when things were better. That is another matter altogether. For now, however, it appears that there is no bottom deep enough for the Ether token price.

Can Ethereum overtake Bitcoin?

According to a panel which was set up by the website, Ethereum will eventually overtake Bitcoin in terms of market capitalization.

While this might not happen this very year but they believe that in the future, this is certainly a possibility.

If that happens, the returns which Ethereum will be able to provide will be significant. This is the reason why Ethereum holds a lot of promise as compared to Bitcoin.

While many of the cryptocurrency experts believe that Bitcoin and Ethereum will rise higher but none of them have been able to predict correctly the short-term volatility.

This indicates that while the investors will be able to make a significant amount of money in the longer term but they will have to stay put in the shorter term.

This will ensure that they are able to easily handle the shorter-term volatility.

Once they are able to hold the cryptocurrencies for a longer period of time, it will be easier for them to make a good return.

According to the CEO of Finder.com, investors need to research properly before purchasing any cryptocurrency.

As long as they are able to do so, they will be able to make a neat profit. Rather than just relying on so-called experts tips to invest in cryptocurrencies, investors need to invest on their own.


Bitcoin Price Predictions 2019: How high can Bitcoin price go in 2019? Up to $1 million or down to $100? (In-Depth Analysis)

Bitcoin prices in 2018 have been marked by volatility which has made bitcoin price prediction in short-term a bit of a challenge, even for the experienced analysts. So far, 2018 has presented its own surprises though not a dramatic as the rollercoaster we say in 2017.

History generally has a way of repeating itself but bitcoin has a lot of history which makes it an equal challenge predicting which history will be repeated. It takes more than a study of past trends to get predictions spot-on this time and so we ended this article by highlighting certain area expert analysts were looking at.

Analysts, enthusiast, and industry figures have very diverging opinions and bitcoin price predictions for both long and short-term. Optimism is still high in many quarters—reports of a new survey among British financials suggest a wide majority will buy more coins in hope of price resurgence later this year.

As we delve into who’s saying what and why, here’s a heads-up. Expect a lot more price fluctuations in the interim.

Surely, Bitcoin is headed up – John McAfee

John McAfee, Bitcoin supporter and founder of the popular McAfee antivirus software, is being very positive about Bitcoin. He predicted that Bitcoin price will hit $1 million by 2020 following last year’s prediction of $7000 which was well surpassed.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“BTC has accelerated much faster than my model assumptions. I now predict Bitcoin at $1 million by the end of 2020. I will still eat my d**k if wrong” – John McAfee[/perfectpullquote]

Apart from the economics behind the limited supply of Bitcoin, his prediction considered the factors like the increased adoption of Bitcoin and blockchain as well as a total cryptocurrency’s market cap around $162 billion which gives large room for growth.

Expect stability only after 10 years – Kristjan Dekleva (Hedge)

The Swiss-based financial expert will have us brace up for a decade of turbulence before any hope for a stable bitcoin. This he suggests will coincide with a general acceptance of Bitcoin even in hard-stance China. This though, not as a fiat replacement but a viable alternative.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“In my opinion, it will be at least 10 years before we see stability”. – Kristjan Dekleva (Hedge)[/perfectpullquote]
The finance expert at cryptocurrency project Hedge sees Bitcoin investments as all-too-similar to the DotCom bubble of the 90s.

Bitcoin to shrink to $100 – Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard Prof & ex IMF chief)

Known for his disparaging remarks against Bitcoin, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff has poured icy water on hopes of Bitcoin making it to the moon.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“I think Bitcoin will be worth a tiny fraction of what it is now if we’re headed out 10 years from now…I would see $100 as being a lot more likely than $100,000.”  – Kenneth Rogoff[/perfectpullquote]
Rogoff’s prediction is based on his long-held belief that governments will rise against anonymous virtual currencies like Bitcoin. Government regulations, according to Rogoff, will pop the Bitcoin bubble but a Bitcoin pioneer on Wall Street thinks along very different lines.

Bitcoin is the future; Fiat is Past – (Tim Draper, Venture Capitalist)

In 2014 with bitcoin at only $413, popular VC, Tim Draper predicted bitcoin to reach $10,000 in three years. This was fulfilled a month earlier than he predicated earning him a reputation among crypto fans.  He said he expected the Bitcoin to continue its growth in an interview with Bloomberg last year. Tim Draper has made successful bets with Tesla, Skype, and Twitter in the past.

Assuming this growth happens at the same pace as the 3-year journey to $10k then we’re in for six digits. Maniacal right? That’s exactly how Draper feels about Bitcoin prospects. Now onto someone who understands a lot about bitcoin’s foundation.

Bitcoin will hit $ 40,000 – Llew Claasen (Executive Director, Bitcoin Foundation)

Last month, Llew Classen made a bold statement to reassure Bitcoin believers that the cryptocurrency is on the right track –specifically, on track to reach the $40,000 mark. Though his outlook for some altcoin holders was not very encouraging, he made it clear that as something new, cryptocurrency will be as risky as it is exciting.

Bitcoin Will hit $320,000 someday – Cameron Winklevoss (co-founder, Gemini)

One of the popular Winkelvoss twins, Cameron Winklevoss recently said that he could easily see the price of BTC go up 40% someday. This year maybe? Not likely. The twin said he and his brother were taking longer outlook, 10 to 20 years.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Bitcoin is actually fixed in supply so it’s better than scarce … it sort of equals a better gold across the board. We think regardless of the price moves in the last few weeks, it’s still a very underappreciated asset.” –  Winklevoss [/perfectpullquote]
The fourth wealthiest cryptocurrency investor weighed bitcoin’s prospect against gold and came up with a resounding verdict. “We believe bitcoin disrupts gold,” He said.

Bitcoin will reach $1million – Bobby Lee (CEO BTCC Exchange)

Bobby Lee, CEO of China’s first Bitcoin exchange speaking at the London Blockchain Week went overboard with his prediction. Lee said bitcoin will surpass $1 million but unlike McAfee, he could see this happen in 20 years’ time.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Bitcoin, I think will get to $1 million per bitcoin…Right now it’s 10,000, it will go 100,000 and then 200,000, 500,000.”  – Bobby Lee[/perfectpullquote]

IN SUMMARY

A good number of analysts have also had their say though very few would be drawn into actual predictions. We observed a general trend in their assessments.

Expect Price Fluctuations:

At this stage, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies will be greatly affected by speculations. Even small developments in governments, traditional will likely affect prices. Most say the fluctuations are normal and wouldn’t affect the longer term outlook.

Long-term outlook

Experts would prefer to make predictions over a longer period. It is more common to have bitcoin price predictions for 2020 or a 10 to 20-year outlook. While the current reality may suggest some gloom, it’s worth remembering that the heights achieved last year came amidst similar corrections along the way. It’s only the 1st quarter of the year.

Bitcoin will be the standard for virtual currencies.

Though bitcoin may have a limited use case, it has been tipped to remain the king of all cryptocurrencies. It’s not going to be a case of “which altcoin will overtake bitcoin” rather how they will impress with their special use cases. It is a fact that the technology behind bitcoin is less sophisticated when compared to many other projects like ethereum.

Bitcoin as a store of value

Gradually, bitcoin is being seen more as a store of value that an actual currency being compared to gold and other assets. Bitcoin was originally designed as an alternative currency to bank the unbanked. Most decision making bodies and financial experts, however, see Bitcoin more as a store of value, an asset rather than a medium of transaction.

Many Altcoins will suffer

Part of the process that will lead to general acceptance of cryptocurrencies will include a clean-up of “useless” cryptocurrencies. A good number of the 2000 coins will naturally go away as their value become worthless—some, only a fraction of cent. Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple and Llew Claasen of Bitcoin Foundation are among those raising this alarm.

Economics of Scarcity

The limited supply of bitcoin—a fixed supply 21 million BTCs—will play a role in its price; if not now, in the future.

Outside factors will play a significant role

Many observers believe that outside factors which affect the adoption of bitcoin will ultimately dictate the price in the short-term. The creation and performance of futures markets, for instance, is expected to tilt the price either way.

There are still concerns about bitcoins used for illicit purposes

Due to the anonymity of Bitcoin transactions, it has been used to conduct illegal activities giving Bitcoin a general bad image. This image, analysts believe will affect its adoption and ultimately its prospects in the future.

Finally, Caution against risking your life savings

Crypto investments are new and super-risky. Remember ethereum founder saying that cryptos are so risky the prizes might actually drop to zero. Well, that doesn’t seem practical but the message was clear. Do not invest your life savings in bitcoin or cryptocurrencies generally. Just like John Draper noted, you still need to buy stuff in fiat. So while bitcoin will likely worth a lot more in the future, it’s advisable to invest just as much as one can afford to lose.

Andreas Kaplan is a freelance cryptocurrency and blockchain writer.

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