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Pantera Capital’s Bullish Bitcoin Price Prediction
Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital has reiterated its bullish stance on Bitcoin, forecasting a potential surge in price to $114,000 by August 2025. This prediction comes amidst industry challenges such as inflation concerns, Federal Reserve interest rate policies, and the escalating Middle East crisis.
Pantera Capital’s Stock-to-Flow Model Analysis
Pantera Capital utilized a stock-to-flow model to predict Bitcoin’s price, assessing the supply of Bitcoin in relation to the rate of new production. This model is designed to decrease by 50% every four years during halving events. Historical data indicates that Bitcoin’s price has experienced significant increases, with prices sometimes rising up to 93-fold in response to these events.
- 2012: 16,200% or 163x
- 2016: 4,000% or 41x
- 2020: 1,665% or 17.65x
Even a quarter of the gains seen in 2020 would place the Bitcoin price at $280,000. The analysis suggests that prices tend to reach their peak around 2.6 years after halving events, aligning with the projected surge in August 2025.
Optimistic Predictions for Bitcoin
Pantera Capital’s forecast is in line with other optimistic predictions for Bitcoin. Research firm Bernstein has set a target of $150,000 by mid-2025, while Anthony Scaramucci envisions a price of $170,000 or higher next year. Thomas Lee from Fundstrat Global Advisors has also expressed the possibility of Bitcoin reaching $150,000 in 2024 and even $500,000 over the next five years.
Bitcoin’s Recent Volatility
Bitcoin closed the week at approximately $64,000, showing a 1.4% increase from the previous week’s closing value. The week was marked by heightened volatility, with prices initially dropping to around $56,500 before rebounding above $60,000. Despite net outflows in Bitcoin ETFs for the fourth consecutive week, trading volumes have shown signs of increase, indicating a potential stabilization in outflows.
Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF witnessed a positive shift after a four-month period of consistent outflows. On May 3, GBTC experienced its first inflow of $63 million, leading to net positive inflows of $378.3 million in the spot Bitcoin ETF market after seven days of continuous outflows. This trend continued with another inflow of $3.9 million on May 6.
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