MIND BLOWING BITCOIN PREDICTIONS

Paul McNeal
8 min readAug 10, 2017

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UPDATED: 07/04/19

Over the years since 2011 (the year I first became aware of Bitcoin) there have been many and I mean MANY predictions of what will happen with the Crypto Currency. I’d like to start a running blog on these predictions to see what actually pans out. If you follow me and this post — you will be updated and if you find one I don’t have I will add it. Let’s see what time will tell us!

Think about this: “While there are roughly 35 million millionaires in the world, there will only ever be a maximum of 21 million Bitcoins. That’s right — there will never be enough Bitcoins in existence for every millionaire in the world to own even a single one.” — David Dinkins, CoinTelegraph

Bubbles: Did the Bubble already pop? Will there be more bubbles or are we in the making of another now? How high can this go before we see another significant pull back? Seems the $10,000 level would be it?

Initially Published: 10 Aug 2017

A decade from now, bitcoin is more likely to be $100 than $100,000, Harvard economist says
CNBC — Cheang Ming
5 Mar 2018
PREDICTION: Kenneth Rogoff — $100 by 2028

Ultra-Rich Investor Trace Mayer Predicts Bitcoin Price Will Reach $27,395 in Just Four Months
CoinTelegraph — David Dinkins
11 Oct 2017
ESTIMATION: Trace Mayer — $27,395 by Feb 2018 (EXPLAINED)

90% of bitcoin’s value could get wiped out, Wall Street veteran Peter Boockvar warns
CNBC — Stephanie Landsman
21 Jan 2018
PREDICTION: Peter Boockvar — $1,000-$3,000 by end of 2018 (CLOSE)

Bitcoin heading over $10,000 in six to 10 months, former Fortress hedge fund manager says
CNBC — Liz Moyer
10 Oct 2017
PREDICTION: Michael Novogratz — $10,000 April — August 2018 (MISS)| $40,000 by the end of 2018(10) | $8,800-9,000 — by end of 2018(22)(26) | $20,000 by the end of 2019(25).

Where do you think $BTC will finish EOY?
Twitter — David Gokhshtein
05 Nov 2018: $6,436.04
PREDICTION: David Gokhshtein — $12,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

Bitcoin (BTC) Could Trade Over the $15k Mark by the End of 2018, Says Christopher Matta
Smartereum — Princess Ogono
15 Jul 2018
PREDICTION: Chris Matta — $15,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

Top 5 Predictions of The Future Bitcoin Price
UseTheBitcoin
17 Jun 2018: $6,483.76
PREDICTION: Dan Moorhead— $20,000 by the end of 2018 (MISS)

Reddit Co-Founder Says Crypto Is ‘Viable Alternative’ to Fiat, Stands by Bullish Predictions on the Market
The DailyHodl
24 Jun 2018: $8,240.30
PREDICTION: Alexis Ohanian — $20,000 by the end of 2018 (MISS)

Once Bakkt is up and running, Bitcoin will soar!
Twitter
06 Oct 2018: 6,595.06
PREDICATION: Erik Koz — $20,000 soon after Bakkt is up and running. (MISS)

Morgan Creek Capital Management: Cryptocurrencies Will Replace Fiat Currency
BTC Manager
24 Sep 2018: $6,612.94
PREDICTION: Morgan Creek — $22,000 by the end of 2018 (MISS)| $41,000 by the end of 2019 (MISS)| $75,000 by the end of 2020 | $100,000 by the middle of 2021

Prominent Bitcoin Trader: Price is Heading Towards $100,000 in 2018
CryptoCoinNews — Joseph Young
21 Sep 2017
PREDICTION: Tone Vays — $25,000 by end of 2018(14)(21) (MISS)

Mike Arrington’s Hedge Fund Holds More Bitcoin Than XRP, Predicts Bitcoin To Hit $25,000 This Year
CCN — Altcoin News
24 Jul 2018: $8,240.30
PREDICTIONS: Michael Arrington — $25,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

The case for $5,000 bitcoin
Quartz — Wong Joon Ian
9 Sep 2017
PREDICTION: Ronnie Moas — $14,000 next 5 months or in 2018(1a/1b)(HIT)|$15,000 -$20,000 by 2018–2020(3)(11)(MISS) | $28,000 by the end of 2018 (15)(MISS)(30)(31) | $50,000 by the end of 2020(24) | Endgame $300,000-$400,000 (13)

5 Reasons Why Fidelity Embracing Cryptocurrency Is A Big Deal
Bitcoinist — Emilio Janus
26 Oct 2018: $6,483.98
PREDICTION: Shankalpp Shangari — $15,000 mid 2019 (MISS)

Top 3 Bullish Bitcoin Predictions for 2019
Coinnounce — Nadja Eriksson
25 Dec 2018: $3,809.72
PREDICTION: Sonny Singh: $20,000 in 2019 (31) (MISS)

LDJ CAPITAL’S DAVID DRAKE: ‘BITCOIN WILL BE WORTH $30K AT THE YEAR END’
Bitcoinist — Georgi Georgiev
29 Mar 2018
PREDICTION: David Drake — $30,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

A look at Experts Bitcoin Price prediction For 2019
ZyCrfypto — John Kojo Kumi
29 Dec 2018: $3,961.42
PREDICTION: Sam Doctor— $36,000-$64,000 by end of 2019. (MISS)

Llew Claasen: Bitcoin will hit $40,000 and 90% of the cryptocurrencies will fall (Bitcoin Price Predictions 2018) — Bitcoin Price Today — Sat Jul 28
Smartereum — Andreas Kaplan (originally posted in Business Insider)
14 Feb 2018
PREDICTION: Llew Claasen — $40,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

FINANCIAL EXPERT PINPOINTS SIGNS CONFIRMING BULLISH BITCOIN SENTIMENT
Bitcoinist — Julio Gil-Pulgar
24 Sep 2018: $6,448.40
PREDICTION: Chris Kline — $40,000 by the end of 2018 (MISS)

Ran Neuner from CNBC makes his call
Twitter — @cryptomanran
1 Feb 2018
PREDICTION: Ran Neuner — Will hit $50,000 by the end of 2018 (23)(MISS)

Youtube Celeb Nicholas Merten Makes Big Bitcoin Prediction
NewsBTC — John McMahon
28 May 2018: $7,249.78
PREDICTION: Nicholas Merten — $50,000 by the end of 2018 (MISS)

Top 5 Predictions of The Future Bitcoin Price
UseTheBitcoin
17 Jun 2018: $6,483.76
PREDICTION: Jeet Singh — $50,000 by the end of 2018 (MISS)

Managing Partner at Full Tilt Capital gives his Prediction
Twitter-@APompliano
27 Apr 2018 | 04 Jul 2019: $11,649.17
PREDICTION: Anthony Pompliano — $50,000 by the end of 2022 or 2023 (20) | $100,000 by the end of 2021(33)

Bitcoin Will ‘Cruise Through’ $5k in the Short Term — Max Keiser
CoinTelegraph — William Suberg
7 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Max Keiser — $10,000 by “Short Term”(2)[HIT]| $50,000 in the mid-term (9)|$100,000 (8)(27) in the long term.

Analyst: Bitcoin Price Could Surpass $60,000 in 2018, Short-Term Momentum Gained
NewsBTC
26 Dec 2017
PREDICTION: Julian Hosp — $60,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

Analyst Stands by $60,000 Bitcoin Price Prediction
Live Bitcoin News
16 Jun 2018
PREDICTION: Phillip Nunn — $60,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

BTCC CEO Bobby Lee Sees Bitcoin Surpass $60,000 by 2020
CryptoGlobe
26 Aug 2018: $6,680.90
PREDICTION: Bobby Lee — $60,000 by 2020 | $333,000 by 2021(29)

Bitcoin headed to $100,000 in 2018, says analyst who predicted last year’s price rise
CNBC — Arjun Kharpal
16 Jan 2018
PREDICTION: Kay Van-Petersen — $100,000 by end of 2018 (MISS)

Not Bubble — Bitcoin Growing Up, Heading to $10,000: Dave Chapman
CoinTelegraph — Darryn Pollock
18 Aug 2017
NEW: PREDICTION: Dave Chapman — $100,000 by the end of 2018[12] (MISS)

Legendary Bitcoin Trader “masterluc” Predicts $15,000 Bitcoin This Year
CoinTelegraph — David Dinkins
15 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Masterluc — $15,000 by 2017(HIT)| $40,000 — $110,000 by 2019 (MISS)

Stansberry Alliance 2017: NewsWire Interviews Teeka Tiwari, The Palm Beach Letter
YouTube — Greg Diamond
October 2017
PREDICTION: Teeka Tiwari — $15,000 by Oct 2020 | $40,000 the longer term.

My Prediction by CEO at ICOtimeline.com
Twitter — Petros Anagnostou
16 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Petros Anagnostou — $12,000 by end of 2017 (HIT)|$50,000 — $100,000 by 2020

One of Wall Street’s Biggest Stock Bears Ratchets Up His Bitcoin Forecast to $6,000
Bloomberg Market — Lily Katz
18 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Thomas Lee — $22,000-25,000 by end of 2018[19](MISS) | $91,000 by March 2020(16)| $125,000 by 2022(7a) | $150,000 once Bitcoin wallets make up a total of 7% of VISA’s account holders.(28)

What I Learned at the Ethereum Conference
Wealth Daily — Alexandra Perry
20 Aug 2017
PREDICTIONS: Paul Tatro — $20,000 by 2020 | Tim Draper — $10,000 as early as 2018 (HIT)| $250,000 by 2022[17]

Bitcoin: What’s driving the frenzy?
CNN Money — Daniel Shane
8 Dec 2017
PREDICTIONS: Arthur Hayes, CEO of Hong Kong bitcoin exchange Bitmex — $50,000 end of 2018[18] (MISS)| Dave Chapman, managing director of Octagon Strategy — $100,000 end of 2018 (MISS)

Bitcoin Bulls: Four Investors With Bold Predictions About Bitcoin’s Future
InvestorPlace — Lucas Hahn
19 Apr 2018
PREDICTION: Chamath Palihapitiya — $100,000 by 2020/2021, $1 Million by 2037

Bitcoin Price Could Exceed $100,000 by 2021: Harvard Academic
CoinTelegraph — William Suberg
8 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Dennis Porto — $100,000 by 2021

Jihan Wu of Bitmain Confident that Bitcoin Will be Valued $100,000 in 5 years
CoinTelegraph — Joshua Althauser
26 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Jihan Wu — $100,000 by 2022

DUTCH MILLIONAIRE PREDICTS BITCOIN WILL HIT $150,000 BY 2021
Bitcoinist — JINIA SHAWDAGOR
9 Dec 2017
PREDICTION: Marc van der Chijs — $150,000 by 2021|Millions longer term.

A look at Experts Bitcoin Price prediction For 2019
ZyCrfypto — John Kojo Kumi
29 Dec 2018: $3,961.42
PREDICTION: Fran Strajnar — $200,000 by January 2020

Tim Draper Sees $250K Bitcoin on the Horizon
Coin Central — James Risberg
12 Apr 2018
PREDICTION: Tim Draper — $250,000 by 2023(32)

Bitcoin Price Will Reach $500,000 Realistically: Snapchat’s First Investor
CoinTelegraph — Joseph Young
9 Apr 2017
PREDICTION: Jeremy Liew — $500,000 by 2030

Each Bitcoin Could Be Worth $619,047 In 10 Years
Forbes — Naeem Aslam
18 Aug 2017
PREDICTION: Naeem Aslam — $619,047 by 2027

Why an Investor Is Predicting Bitcoin Could Hit $700,000
Fortune — Jen Wieczner
25 Apr 2018
PREDICTION: John Pfeffer — $700,000 no time frame

Bitcoin Will Hit $1 Million in 5–10 Years, Says PayPal Director
CryptoCoinNews — Samburaj Das
23 May 2017
PREDICTION: Wences Casares — $1,000,000 by 2022–2027

Stock Market Bear Sets $1 Million Bitcoin Price Target
CryptoCoinNews — Josiah Wilmoth
18 Oct 2017
PREDICTION: Mark Yusko — $1,000,000 by over the long term**(***)(6)

James Altucher predicts bitcoin will reach $1 million by 2020
CNBC — Evelyn Cheng
29 Nov 2017
PREDICTION: James Altucher — $1,000,000 by 2020

John McAfee Ups His 2020 Prediction to $1,000,000/BTC
NewsBTC— Rick D.
29 Nov 2017
PREDICTION: John McAfee — $1,000,000 by 2020 |$170,000 by 31st Dec 2019(30)

$1 Million: IBM Crypto Chief Sets Massive Bitcoin Price Target
CCN — P.H. Madore
21 Feb 2019: $3,941.13
PREDICTION: Jesse Lund — $1,000,000 in the long term

However, not everyone is drinking the kool-aid. Andy Kessler thinks Bitcoin is worth about $100–300. Only time will tell.

**Proof that $1,000,000 is possible! (Willy Woo)

***”$4,000 to $400,000 easy!” -Mark Yusko

These are a few and I will be adding more but it’s incredibly interesting to see who is making predictions and how much they are predicting. If you like this — please share it with others and if you’d like you make a prediction — I will add it as well. In time we will see who was on the $$$!

UPDATES
(1) Revised. (CNBC)
(1a) Revised. (CNBC)
(1b) Revised. (CNBC)
(2) Revised. (Cointelegraph)
(3) Added. (Cointelegraph)
(4) Revised. (CNBC)
(5) Reiterated. (CNBC)
(6) Reiterated. (Cointelegraph)
(7) Reiterated. (Business Insider)
(7a) Updated. (Cointelegraph)
(8) Added. (Cointelegraph)
(9) Updated. (CryptoCoinsNews)
(10) Updated. (Business Insider)
(11) Revision. (Cointelegraph)
(12) Revision. (Cointelegraph)
(13) Addition. (CNBC)
(14) Revised. (NewsBTC)
(15) Updated. (NYPost)
(16) Addition. (Cointelegraph)
(17) Addition. (Twitter)
(18) Reconfirmed. (CryptoSlate)
(19) Sorta Revised? (Bitcoinist)
(20) Revised (CCN)
(21) Clarification: “I was fictional quoted: The article referenced does not mention anything about me saying 25k by end of 2018. The Article does mention a trend line on my chart going to 100k by end of 2018, but I never said the price would go there. That same trend line rejected price at 20k.” — Tone Vays Twitter.
(22) Revised. (NewsBTC)
(23) Retraced. (Cointelegraph)
(24) Addition. (Bitcoinist)
(25) Addition. (Bitcoinist)
(26) Adjustment. (InvestInBlockchain)
(27) Reiterated. (Cointelegraph)
(28) Addition. (Coin Insider)
(29) Addition. (Ethereum World News)
(30) Addition. (Coinnounce)
(31) Addition. (ZyCrypto)
(32) Revised. (Cointelegraph)
(33) New. (Cointelegraph)

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Paul McNeal

The Crypto Curator. Bitcoin and Brand Evangelist. IT Consultant. Troubleshooter. Problem Solver. Mentor @Next_Gen_Summit.