Top Crypto Analyst Turns Skeptical on Big Bitcoin (BTC) Price Predictions for 2023 – Here’s Why

A preferred crypto analyst says he’s uncertain that large Bitcoin (BTC) predictions for subsequent yr might come into fruition. 

In a brand new interview on InvestAnswers, extensively adopted crypto dealer Benjamin Cowen provides his view on one prediction that Bitcoin might rise over 1,000% from present costs by 2023. 

Late final month, enterprise capital investor Tim Draper made a forecast that Bitcoin will hit $250,000 subsequent yr. 

Cowen says he not believes Bitcoin might even hit the six-figure worth vary within the subsequent 18 months.

“As soon as upon a time, I’d have appreciated to consider that 2023 would have been the yr the place we hit these, perhaps $250,000 was at all times going to be too excessive, I used to be pondering extra $100,000 or one thing by 2023. 

Now I’m definitely a bit extra skeptical about that concept, particularly due to how exhausting the Fed pivoted and simply have gone the exact opposite path over the past six months.

I take a look at different issues too like social statistics, and I comply with new subscribers to crypto YouTube channels. I take a look at viewership on these kinds of issues, and it’s all in a downtrend proper now. If individuals are having a tough time shopping for gasoline, it’s going to make it even tougher for folks to purchase Bitcoin.”

Cowen says that even when retail buyers flip extremely bullish on BTC, it is probably not sufficient to push Bitcoin to $250,000 by subsequent yr.

“You continue to want normal retail sentiment actually excessive to see threat property like Bitcoin finally go to $250,000. I battle to see how we’ll hit 1 / 4 of one million {dollars} subsequent yr, particularly throughout a interval with excessive inflation. You’ll be able to level in the direction of the ’40s and the ’70s, the second peaks of excessive inflation, the inventory market did okay. However in the course of the first peak, the inventory market went down till inflation peaked.

That might be an enormous turnaround for Bitcoin to go to 1 / 4 million [dollars] within the subsequent 18 months, so I’d say most likely not going going to get there within the subsequent 18 months.”

As an alternative of a monumental rally, Cowen sees a uneven and unexciting Bitcoin marketplace for the subsequent two years. 

“I’m type of seeing us finalize this bear market a while this yr after which enter into an accumulation part sort of like we did in 2019 and in 2015 after which we simply sort of slowly put together for the subsequent Bitcoin halving and at that time you’re possible wanting on the Fed lastly reducing rates of interest and inflation hopefully coming again down if it already hasn’t.”

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