The first and foremost cryptocurrency is currently trading at $3373.13 on Bitstamp at the time of this writing. 84 percent of Bitcoin’s current price is $2833.43, meaning an increase of the same percentage would equate to a year-end price of approximately $6206.56.
Digital Capital Management’s CEO, Ben Ritchie, submitted the highest predicted price by guessing Bitcoin would finish 2019 at $9500.
Ritchie’s guess stems from a belief that Bitcoin will remove itself from the rest of the cryptocurrency market while institutional investors slowly start making use of high-quality onramps from the likes of Bakkt and Fidelity Group. He stated:
Two things to look out for in 2019 will be whether we will see decoupling of the cryptocurrencies, as to date they have trended in a relatively similar manner.
The second is the impact of the traditional markets on cryptocurrencies. Will bitcoin rise if the S&P drops? On-ramp and off-ramps to purchasing cryptocurrencies will improve in 2019 with Bakkt and Fidelity Group entering the market. However, I do not believe we will see many institutional investors enter for some time yet.
Ritchie’s prediction was above the average, however, of beneath $7000.
Bakkt indeed continues to make waves in the Bitcoin-investment market, having acquired some assets of Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG), a longstanding independent futures commission merchant.
Likewise, Fidelity Digital Assets is reportedly planning on launching a Bitcoin Custody Service as early as next month, which is expected to make on-ramping institutional investors easier than ever.
What do you think Bitcoin’s price will be at the end of 2019? Will it be under $7000 — or reach $9,500, as Ritchie predicts? Let us know your year-end price predictions in the comments below!
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