Bitcoin (BTC) was trading about $115,000 on Friday, September 12th. Investor sentiment has improved, and the global crypto market has surpassed $4 trillion in market capitalization.
Daily trading volume also increased by more than 5% to $54.13 billion, encouraging stable institutional inflows and increased liquidity.
With the volume-to-marketcap ratio at 2.36%, so-called digital gold remains dominant in the market, and its future outlook remains bullish on multiple grounds. The question is how much more expensive Bitcoin can be this year and by the end of the decade.
To shed light on these forecasts, Finbold has looked into forecasts from key voices in the crypto market for flagship digital assets over the next four years.
Bitcoin Price Prediction 2026
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $115,090, with nearly 1% increase on the daily charts and appears to be positioned for growth from a technical standpoint.
That is, the assets recovered a resistance level of $114,000. This is currently serving as support. Similarly, the seven-day SMA is $112,158 and the 200-day SMA is $102,081, trading firmly above the important simple moving average (SMA).
The momentum index is similarly positive, with the relative strength index (RSI) sitting at 58.08, reflecting neutral momentum, indicating that the mean/convergent divergence of motion (MACD) rise histogram (663.57) promotes bullish intensity.
In an interview on September 8th CNBCFundStrat analyst Tom Lee claimed that Bitcoin could easily reach $200,000 by the end of the year as the world's biggest cryptos begin to recover.
“Crypto is usually doing very well in the fourth quarter, so I think Bitcoin can easily reach $200,000 by the end of the year. I know it's a big move – it's almost double. ”
On September 11th, Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz commented on Lee's predictions in another interview. “From his lips to God's ears,” he said, endorsing the $200,000 price target.
“I think there will probably be another big spike towards the end of the year for Bitcoin, as the Fed begins its disconnection cycle. The idea of this kind of crypto continues to gain momentum.” Novogratz has been added.
On the same day, analyst Peter Brandt agreed on a post for X on a similar year-end peak forecast, adding more support to the fact that the early 2026 price target would almost double as of writing.
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-Peter Brandt (@peterlbrandt) September 11, 2025
Bitcoin Price Prediction 2028
The forecast for 2026 is already incredible, but for seven-figure ballparks, the longer-term forecast is even more incredible.
For example, American entrepreneur and co-founder of Bitmex Arthur Hayes has predicted many times this year that Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2028.
For example, in his 2025 Bitcoin speech, he highlighted how the US government would be forced to issue even greater debts, print money and inflation policies.
“Where do you get this idea that Bitcoin can hit a million dollars? So, when we think about QE for the poor, we estimate that if banks lend more to the real economy, it could be up to $3 trillion in bank credits created between now and 2028. ”
Standard Chartered, a UK multinational bank, predicted that cryptocurrency could rise to $200,000 by the end of 2025 and rise to $500,000 by 2028.
“The latest 13F data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supports a core paper that shows Bitcoin (BTC) will reach the $500,000 level before Trump takes office.”
The outlook is built on the premise that sustained macroeconomic uncertainty encourages investors to redistribute capital to Bitcoin as a digital alternative to gold.
Additionally, the next half of Bitcoin is scheduled for early to mid-2028. As the speed of new coins decreases in circulation, it is expected that purchase pressure will rise before the event as supply strengthens.
Bitcoin Price Prediction 2030
Looking further ahead towards the end of the decade, the forecast highlights how over-reaching the optimistic figures are.
For example, the CEO of American asset management company Ark Invest offered Bear, Base and Bull Bitcoin cases for $2030 in 2030 at $3,030,000, $710,000 and $1,500,000 per BTC at its Big Ideas 2025 Recap.
“A lot of people know $1.5 million in our bull case. In fact, as it is becoming an institutionalisation of this new asset class, there is a growing chance that our bull case will be the correct number. Many institutional investors now think that the return profile looks so different and they need to add it to their asset allocation.” The wood said.
In late August this year, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the world's biggest cryptocurrency could reach $1 million by 2030, saying that clear regulations are essential for widespread adoption.
“Regulation clarity has finally emerged, and the US government is maintaining its BTC reserve. Among many other factors, there is growing interest in crypto ETFs.”
By 2030 we will see $1 million per Bitcoin.
Clarity of regulations has finally emerged, and the US government maintains BTC reserves, and among many other factors, there is growing interest in crypto ETFs.
(Of course it's not financial advice and it's impossible to guarantee it) pic.twitter.com/w5efcyfvvp
– Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) August 20, 2025
Jack Dorsey, the Twitter chief and founder of Block, who repeatedly claims that Bitcoin will become the internet's native currency, has also expressed his opinion on a potential $1 million price target.
Earlier last year, Dorsey said in an interview with Mike Solana that prices would reach “at least 1 million.”
In September of the same year, strategy co-founder (formerly micro-tactics) Michael Saylor went further, predicting that Bitcoin could trade for $5 million in the long term.
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