Bitcoin's future price in 25 years

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tom21Member
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#1Sep 14, 2018, 03:04 PM
Do you guys think Bitcoin could actually reach $1M by 2050? Is that a crazy idea or something we can expect for sure?
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real_byteSenior Member
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#2Sep 14, 2018, 03:55 PM
I think it will be far higher than %1 Million by 2050. Just think of the deflationary aspect of Bitcoin. The supply and demand needs to be considered as we know it is going to stay around for a long time and the supply will be divisible between the entire world's population, yet shrinking in quantity. The demand looks like it is going to stay strong, even governments are starting to get serious with Bitcoin as long-term investments and regulatory innovations. $1M is just a joke. It will probably be reached way before 2050. Of that I am quite sure.
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paul.stakeHero Member
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#3Sep 14, 2018, 05:37 PM
The compound annual growth rate has been 53% over the last 5 years. $1 million in 8 years from now is a mid-bearish prediction (31% CAGR from 2025 to 2033). By 2050, it should be well above $10 million, considering it has an addressable market cap of $300T of today's purchasing power dollars. Also, consider that the USD will likely be hyperinflated by then.
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silentchainHero Member
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#4Sep 14, 2018, 06:03 PM
For the time frame it is inevitable but saying it is fallacy is what I would object because as bitcoin remains volatile and more investors and the agressive whalers are there to buy, there are possibilities that bitcoin will reach $1,000,000 in the future but what can not be guaranteed is when it will happened while I can not bet on 2025. But what is really about the 2050 benchmark?
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hodler_gweiFull Member
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#5Sep 14, 2018, 09:15 PM
Bitcoin reaching $1 million is certainly possible, and could even happen within 25 years. Combined with factors like limited supply and increasing demand, this scarcity has the potential to push the price beyond that level. Increased institutional investment, global adoption, and regulatory support are believed to pave the way for Bitcoin to reach that level, and it's only a matter of time. Ultimately, Bitcoin's price will continue to rise indefinitely in the long term, and Bitcoin is still relatively new and still has a long way to go, allowing its price to continue climbing beyond $1 million.
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vault_cipherFull Member
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#6Sep 15, 2018, 01:20 AM
We are currently in 2025 and you are already talking about 2050, it’s kind of far, you should be asking the price which bitcoin might hit in the next 5 to 10 years, but you talking about 2050, it’s so far. I don’t think there is anyone that can predict the price which bitcoin will be by 2050, so the best thing is just for us to keep on following bitcoin. I feel anyone planning to make prediction should make prediction base on what bitcoin price will be in the next few months or years, but talking about what bitcoin price will be by 2050 is not just making sense to me.
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#7Sep 15, 2018, 06:09 AM
There is a possibility that it will happen in 25 years later but I wouldn't say it's 100% as it could also not happening within that time frame so we can only give a prediction at most since no one can really predict the price of bitcoin. Back then, no one even expected a new ATH before and even the ATH being broken again not too long from the previous ATH. As others have said, it might even surpassed 1 million after 25 years. So, don't expect that one and just focus at present and what will happen next like less years than that such as 5, 10 or 15.
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chad2014Full Member
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#8Sep 15, 2018, 08:18 AM
I think in 25 years either one or two outcomes are the most likely the first one is bitcoin will be $1 million or greater or it will be near that amount. With the amount of debt that the central banks have right now I don’t see inflation ever being under control assets are going to skyrocket in the next decade or so. Another outcome I see is that it might be the central currency. People will price things in bitcoin instead of dollars. You want to buy a house? It’s 0.1 BTC you want a hot dog is 10 sats. This is possible. Maybe might not be Bitcoin but perhaps some Digital gold variant but banks need to stop printing money somehow and go back to the old gold standard.
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maxi2017Senior Member
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#9Sep 17, 2018, 12:29 AM
I think Bitcoin will hit a million way before 2050.  Its not really about "if" it happens, but "when". If major banks and investment groups decide they want even a small chunk of Bitcoin for their holdings, the sudden surge in demand could easily send the price soaring past $1 million.  There just isnt enough to accommodate all the world money without the price going crazy.  Its not some fancy prediction; its just straightforward supply and demand mixed with a bit of greed over time.
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shard_minerSenior Member
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#10Sep 17, 2018, 02:49 AM
In 25years from now, with the estimation that Bitcoin would have gotten to $1m is nothing but an assumption of ambiguity because it would mean that Bitcoin would have grown tremendously with more adoption and use case and its competition with gold as a great store of value consistently would have gained more weight than current state. Also, provided that the regulatory or technological event that occurs within this time frame is favorable and fiat currency has greatly devalualed, only then would Bitcoin be priced at that amount based on demand and supply dynamics of the market.
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CyberTokenSenior Member
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#11Sep 17, 2018, 07:51 AM
We will for sure. You're actually being very conservative with this number. Just compare gold's market cap to bitcoin. You'd only need a very small fraction of gold to go into bitcoin for it to double in value. Bitcoin is very small compared to traditional markets and indexes and IMO it should be bigger than silver or amazon. We're comparing a global payment system and a store of value to an online store FFS. Also, to go to 1m, bitcoin would only have to grow 10x over 25 years, while it has managed to grow over 5x in the last 5 years, so we're getting there and most likely in more like 10-15 than 25 years.
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