3 Bitcoin Price Predictions for 2025 (Ignore Them)
Analysts throw out clever bitcoin price predictions all the time. Here are three big calls from well-known investors for 2025 – and why you should probably ignore them.
Prediction 1 – Geoff Kendrick (Standard Chartered Bank)
Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, says bitcoin could hit $200,000 this year.
He compares it to what happened with gold after the SPDR® Gold Shares ETF (GLD) launched in 2004. After its first US exchange-traded fund launched, the gold price quadrupled over the next seven years. Kendrick thinks bitcoin could follow the same path – just faster. That’s because he believes most of the big money still hasn’t entered the market.
Prediction 2 – Arthur Hayes (ex-BitMEX)
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX, thinks bitcoin could reach $250,000 by the end of 2025.
His bitcoin price prediction is based on one thing: money printing. Hayes believes the US government and banking system will inject around $9 trillion into the US economy over the next few years. That includes support for mortgage markets and changes to banking rules that let financial firms buy more assets.
He expects some of that new credit to flow into the real economy – and into crypto. In his view, most asset prices will rise when there’s more money in the system. But bitcoin, with its fixed supply and relatively small market size, stands out. If enough money chases it, the price can move fast.
As Hayes puts it: “You have a lot of things chasing a very small door – then the price goes up on the margin.”
Prediction 3 – Tom Lee (Fundstrat)
Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat, says bitcoin’s price could hit $150,000 to $250,000 by the end of 2025.
He’s basing that on two things: limited supply and potential demand. About 95% of all bitcoin is already in circulation – but 95% of the world still doesn’t own any. If more people start buying, he thinks prices could run much higher.
He also expects central banks to cut interest rates in 2025 as inflation goes down. Lower interest rates would increase lending and borrowing – and boost global liquidity. In other words, Lee thinks there will be more money sloshing around the financial system by year-end, and some of that could funnel into bitcoin.
Lee lays out his 2025 bitcoin price prediction in the video below:
Why you should ignore all bitcoin price predictions
These guys have been in the game for years, and some of them have even been right a few times. But no one can predict where the price of bitcoin (or any other investment) will be six months from now.
Will bitcoin trend higher over time? Probably. Will bitcoin double by the end of 2025? I don’t know – and neither does your favorite investment guru.
That said, technical analysis can help you gauge what’s happening to the bitcoin price in real-time. If you want to get a handle on that, grab the free guide below.
As usual, none of this is investment advice. If you liked this analysis, check out my free newsletter for how-to guides and investment insights across crypto, stocks, metals, and more.
