Bitcoin above $45,000 for first time since April 2022 (2024)

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Bitcoin rose above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency started 2024 with a bang buoyed by optimism around possible approval of exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds.

Bitcoin surpassed $45,000 for the first time in nearly two years as anticipation of an approval of an exchange-traded fund investing directly in the biggest token intensified.

We predict that Bitcoin will hold an average price of $60,000 in 2024, thanks to the Halving event, and settle more in 2025 with an average of $65,000. In 2026, we see Bitcoin trading as high as $90,000 by the end of the year. By 2030, we predict that Bitcoin could reach a high of $160,000.

If you had invested $1,000 into bitcoin five years ago, the investment would have grown by 1,352% and be worth around $14,524 as of Feb. 14. If you had bought $1,000 worth of bitcoin 10 years ago, it would have grown by 7,644% and be worth around $77,443 as of Feb.

Fidelity Predicts: $1B per 1 BTC by 2038 — 2040

Jurrien Timmer, the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, thinks the value of a single Bitcoin could reach $1 billion by the year 2038 — very close to our Bitcoin price prediction 2040 target date. Timmer's demand model is rooted in Metcalfe's Law.

BlackRock and Grayscale among 11 firms approved for spot Bitcoin ETFs in long-awaited SEC decision. SEC Chair Gary Gensler has long been a critic of the crypto industry.

The 2024 Bitcoin halving is expected to happen on April 17, 2024, and is being highly anticipated. Experts, including Robert Kiyosaki, have predicted that Bitcoin could reach $100,000 by June 2024, while Standard Chartered suggests that Bitcoin could soar to $200,000 by the end of the year.

After all 21 million bitcoin are mined, which is estimated to occur around the year 2140, the network will no longer produce new bitcoin. The block subsidy will go to zero but miners will continue to receive transaction fees, which will make up an ever greater portion of the block reward.

Known for her innovative investment approach, Cathie Wood predicts Bitcoin will surpass $1 million sooner than her previous estimate of 2030.

How high could Bitcoin realistically go? ›

If bitcoin experiences that same rate of appreciation in its average annual returns, it will reach $98,700 in January 2025 and hit $100,000 in February of that same year. Some experts believe bitcoin could increase in value even more quickly.

In its 2023 Big Ideas report, Ark Invest laid out several price targets for Bitcoin. The report sees Bitcoin hitting price targets in 2030 of $257,500 in the bearish forecast, $682,000 in an average market and $1.48 million in a bullish market.

On July 1, 2013, Bitcoin traded for around $90.80. A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin could have purchased 11.0132 BTC at the time. Based on a price of $34,055.98 at the time of writing, the $1,000 investment would be worth $375,065.32 today. This represents a hypothetical return of 37,406.5% over the last 10 years.

A $100 investment in Bitcoin could purchase 0.00607 BTC today based on a price of $16,466.14 at the time of writing. If Bitcoin hits the $1 million price target by Wood in 2030, the $100 investment would turn into $6,070. This represents a gain of 5,970% from now until 2030.

Assuming a constant monthly investment of $500 for 10 years and a bitcoin price of $1 million per coin at the end, you would earn a profit of approximately $4.8 million.

It's sometimes easy to forget that Bitcoin (BTC) is just a teenager, launched in 2009 by the enigmatic Satoshi Nakamoto. Since then, Bitcoin has seen a meteoric rise, increasing from fractions of a penny to an all-time high of nearly $69,000 in November 2021.

The closing price for Bitcoin (BTC) on April 25, 2022 was $40,128.61.