SkyBridge Capital founder and CEO Anthony Scaramucci says Bitcoin (BTC) seems prepared for extra upside because it hovers round its all-time excessive.
In a brand new interview on the White Crypto YouTube channel, the hedge fund veteran says Bitcoin might go up by as much as 65% from the present stage earlier than the tip of the yr.
“Properly, each time I make a value prediction, I get it mistaken. However I did say final yr that I believed we might shut in on $100,000. We didn’t fairly get there till after the [President Trump] inauguration. However I do suppose that is $150,000 to $180,000 by year-end.”
In response to Scaramucci, demand for Bitcoin from institutional traders is primed to maintain going up.
“Bitcoin supremacy, if you’ll, is creeping up and I believe that’s going to proceed as a result of it’s the go-to asset for institutional traders. That’s to not say that the opposite cash received’t do nicely. However I believe institutional {dollars} which are coming into the house, one thing like 80% of these {dollars} will find yourself in Bitcoin.”
Scaramucci, nonetheless, says Bitcoin is presently dealing with varied headwinds amid the heavy demand.
“There are loads of issues holding Bitcoin again. We’re combating within the Gulf, we’re combating in Ukraine and we’re combating within the former Soviet Union, Russia. There’s international pressure. There’s a worry of recession. We’re nonetheless getting over the aftermath, economically, of COVID. And so there are loads of issues holding Bitcoin again.
However regardless of that, there’s very heavy internet shopping for of Bitcoin, significantly by way of the [exchange-traded funds] ETFs.”
Bitcoin is buying and selling at $109,273 at time of writing.
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