What are your thoughts on Bitcoin two decades from now?
- price prediction?
- practical uses?
- market cap expectations?
- government stance?
- public perception?
Where do you think Bitcoin will be in 20 years?
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In 20 years, I think bitcoin price will probably be around 700k-1m. In the future, I believe bitcoin would have become mainstream, and the media will not be able to convince anyone that bitcoin is a scam or a tool for criminals. At this point, countries will want to experiment with bitcoin. While other countries like UK, US, China e.t.c will probably tighten their regulatory policies on bitcoin, and push CBDCs.
Price- The price will rise for sure. But it could be under $500k. Bitcoin will not do the going so magically, it will move at a reasonable speed. It is mature, it can't be excessively controlled like before.
Utility- I predict an increased utility and scalability in 20 years.
Market cap- The Market price will be above $5T.
Government- I see more government adoption and actualization of strategic reserve globally. They will compete to own more.
People- More people will know and adopt Bitcoin. There will be more daily usage.
tony.ravenMember
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#4Apr 16, 2018, 04:31 AM
Price : will still be pretty much high compare to what will have now and current value will be considered as when bitcoin was onces cheap maybe around $300,000 and above I dont want to go higher.
Utility: It will still be very much in use as I dont see anything replaying the use we have for bitcoin in that short period of time.
Market cap: Maybe before the Bitcoin should finally over take silver in market cap and remain among the top 5 asset with the highest market cap.
Government: there stand for Bitcoin have always been same and will continue to be, even as they try to be accumulating bitcoin and adding it into reserve the will never still change from seeking total control and proposing harsh/strict policy for Bitcoin.
People: We will all still be here holding the one we can gather and buying what is remaining in the market, adoption will for sure keep increasing and the number of people to believe in Bitcoin wont be same.
In 20 years, I dont think Bitcoins most important role will be as a payment system or even purely as an investment. I think it will exist primarily as a reference asset, a monetary benchmark that other systems are measured against. What matters isnt day-to-day usage but the properties it enforces: fixed supply, predictable issuance and resistance to discretionary control. Those properties dont need mass daily spending to be valuable.
Governments and institutions will likely build layers around Bitcoin rather than replace it. Some countries may integrate it indirectly (custody, reserves, settlement), while others restrict access. Both outcomes still reinforce its role as an external monetary anchor. In short: Bitcoin doesnt need everyone to use it, it needs to exist.
That alone changes incentives across the entire financial system. The long-term value of Bitcoin is less about adoption curves and more about incentive alignment over decades.
dave.falconFull Member
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#6Apr 18, 2018, 12:17 PM
In the next 10 years, I think Bitcoin might be above $500,000, and in the next 20 years, I think it will be at $1 million or even more. I am sure Bitcoin utility remains the same, but I believe its use has become much broader, maybe reaching entire countries, or even rural areas. Bitcoin market cap might be approaching that of gold, or stable above that of silver. Regarding government, I am sure governments will increasingly encourage adoption or increase their Bitcoin holdings, but who knows, the cycle of changing governments might change that. Regarding people, I am very confident that people will be familiar with Bitcoin someday, and I am sure all generations, including the new generation, already consider Bitcoin to be very valuable for that time.
vault_2013Member
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#7Apr 18, 2018, 02:26 PM
When it comes to the price, I think that bitcoin will be much higher than the current all-time high, a lot of people would be envious that a lot of us right now have bought bitcoin at the current price maybe even when bitcoin reaches 150k+, they would say those "I should've bought bitcoins early", when it comes to utility, I'd say that they're probably going to be the same, maybe we'd see more people use bitcoin as a currency as Satoshi intended. I think that there will be more government involvement in the future especially China, knowing how they want to compete with the Western Powers.
Not my opinion but let me quote what satoshi has said about back then.
So, 16 years has come and we'll have to wait for the remaining ones after telling that but, we can have an idea that he's very right about it that there are now very large transactions.
And my personal opinion for the next 20 years, it's gonna be one of the most sought after asset that people have regret not taking it earlier when they can.
I'll leave the price in your mind, maybe a million.
hodler_altMember
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#9Apr 18, 2018, 08:12 PM
We would never be completely sure about what bitcoin would be 20 years from now, because when you look at 20 Years from now, there is every tendency too we might not have bitcoin anymore, and we could also have bitcoin for 700 - 1000k, so anything is possible so you would never know what is happening with bitcoin, considering the volatility of bitcoin anything can actually happen with the future of bitcoin, there is always going to be a tendency of bitcoin skyrocketing and the growth would be very paramount.
If I have money or a discretionary income I would have to focus more on buying bitcoin, because I would never have to think about what the future of Bitcoin would be, right now I have to consider more on buying bitcoin for the present and not the future, because the future wouldnt be very different from what we are seeing now, the present would be the future now, and also life spam are also different because you would never know anything that would happen with the future of Bitcoin.
quantumninjaFull Member
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#10Apr 19, 2018, 01:23 AM
Much more widespread than it is now. I'm not sure that every person on the planet will have this asset, but every country will certainly have some in reserve (including large ones, and perhaps others).
Considering that 20 years = 5 BTC=cycles (1 - $250k., 2 - $500k., 3 - $1,000k., and so on), it's likely at least $1,000k. (at a conservative estimate). But I'd guess around $2,500k. (or so).
As a reserve for countries and large companies.
I'm not at all sure that the ability to buy a cup of coffee with bitcoin on every corner will be implemented.
I'm pulling a figure out of thin air: 5 times more than now.
The government will accumulate bitcoin as a reserve and use it for interaction with other countries or corporations (major players).
The government will only allow people to invest through licensed brokers \ exchangers. People will be issued "wrappers" proving their right to own bitcoin. No one will allow ordinary people to keep bitcoin on their own.
Nobody knows what will happen in 20 years. It's all speculation.
Bitcoin has a tendency of existence than not existing even in the next 20 years to come, it's utility or usage is a life transformation for humanity for those who knows it values and important because of this I don't believe that Bitcoin stand a chance of not existing I know that nothing is actually guarantee but what am saying is that Bitcoin is more likely to stay. That being said, talking about what will become of Bitcoin in the next 20 years from now is absolutely beyond the scope of anyone to be certain about it we can only make speculation and predictions which may or may not likely be true or happen.
I think that saying or passing any comment on what Bitcoin will be in the coming 20 years will be a part of speculation. Because everybody knows one clear fundamental: that this is crypto space, which is too unpredictable, and sometimes things happen here out of nowhere. Bitcoin can be the biggest digital asset at that time, and if we say it will become the digital gold of that time will not be wrong if it achieves another level of height at that time. Because what I am seeing is that it is getting more and more adoption day by day, which in result it is getting more popular in the global village (internationally).
If we take a little example of the current time that it is legal tender in El Salvador, as far as I know. Their people are using it to fulfil their daily basis needs. And El Salvador is very bullish on Bitcoin, as some days ago I was reading a piece of news that El Salvador said that it will be totally into Bitcoin and AI technology in 2026, so you can have an idea from this, and this kind of statement has some great influence in the international world. So maybe we will see another level of adoption of Bitcoin in the coming 20 years. DYOR! This is my point of view.
-price?: I believe Bitcoin will be way above $1M
-utility?: Good peer-to-peer payment system for large transactions or company transactions.
-Market cap: Close to that of Gold, if adoptions extend further into government reserves.
-government: Following the recent observations, more countries might pick interest in considering Bitcoin a good reserve or store of value.
-poeple: It's more about ROI, now and in 20 years to come.
the_oracl3Member
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#14Apr 19, 2018, 12:53 PM
There's a possibility that it will rise to 500k to 1m in the next 10-20 years. Just like before, many people didn't even think that Bitcoin will reach 100k but It did happen. I think many government will take interest in Bitcoin especially those who banned the use of Bitcoin and the market cap I think will surpassed gold or maybe the same as gold. For it's utility, I think many shops will now accept Bitcoin as other mode of payment. I think more people will invest in bitcoin but as we all know that only time will tell.
In my view and assessment, Bitcoin is very much determined by the users themselves on the buyer and seller side, meaning market capitalization, Its usefulness is determined by society and the government itself in its overall adoption as we know today.
Because I am not a forecaster of the future, let alone for the next 20 years, it is not certain that I will still be in this world for the next 20 years considering the current state of the country with war everywhere, natural disasters and so on that can take lives without us realizing it.
In essence, if the world in the next 20 years human life is 100% dependent on the internet and technology, of course Bitcoin's growth will be much greater in value than it is today.
In less than 20 years ago, but more than 1 decade ago, Satoshi Nakamoto predicted about Bitcoin transaction volume.
Now we have all witnessed very high transaction volume of Bitcoin blockchain and trading volume of Bitcoin market. Next 20 years, it will be much bigger than now.
With time, we will have better adoption, development and Bitcoin value increases, price and marketcap increase too. Governments will accept Bitcoin more than now but surely with more regulations.
It's hard to see as there could be it could depend on whether it's going to be adopted by government as a reserve asset. If it did, then the price is going to be well over $500k-$1,500,000 or even high. As every nation is fighting it out as who is going to get the most Bitcoin plus us retail investors and then institution. So it's going to be very hard for us the majority who are just average joe investor because as I have said, there are a lot of entities that we are going to rob our elbows with. So I think that's the most important factor to look at how Bitcoin will be in the future. so national reserve>store of value>hedge against inflation.
whale_chainFull Member
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#18Apr 20, 2018, 10:14 AM
In 20years I see bitcoin doing beyond 1000 times it's current value, it's market capitalisation obviously will increase and might go beyond than $60+ Trillion considering it's current market cap is around $31 Trillion. The government as usual will play the eye service of having bitcoin reserves for the future but yet they will keep trying harder to see if they are possibilities of enforcing even stricter regulations to help them control the assets of holders. As for the people it will remain a smooth ride, many will come to embrace the volatility and see it as a time to accumulate more
chrischainFull Member
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#19Apr 20, 2018, 10:48 AM
More adoption, more volume, more ways to spend it and for the people to have a good alternative to the fiat.
20 years is too far off the future, but here's my rough predictions.
Bitcoin's value will probably close to a million dollars per piece, and it's market cap will be more or less $15 Trillion. Bitcoin adoptions globally will significantly increase, especially those countries who have lesser adoption rate currently, and of course it will become widely accepted as payment options.
Government approaches may change, some will probably lift, and some will impose new regulations. The price would most likely affected by these.
I could say, I'm quite certain that Bitcoin will be over $500k by that time.