On Friday, September 12, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $116,500, pushing the global cryptocurrency market cap past $4,1 trillion.
Experts’ opinions on this growth are divided — some do not consider the upward trajectory to be long-term and expect a deep rollback, while others are confident that BTC has once again headed up to its price highs.
Bitcoin price forecast for 2026
Now Bitcoin is trading comfortably above key simple moving averages (SMAs): the 7-day SMA is at $112,158, and the 200-day SMA is at $102,081.
Momentum indicators are also positive, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 58,08, reflecting neutral momentum, and the rising Moving Average Combination Divergence (MACD) histogram (663,57) indicating strengthening bullish momentum.
Fundstrat analyst Tom Lee believes that by the end of the year Bitcoin could reach $200,000 as cryptocurrencies typically perform well in the fourth quarter.
His forecast was endorsed by Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz, who once got a tattoo of the failed algorithmic stablecoin Terra (LUNA).
Trading guru Peter Brandt does not name specific figures, but generally agrees with the assumptions about the doubling of the BTC price by the beginning of 2026.
Bitcoin price forecast for 2028
Longer-term forecasts are even more incredible and sometimes reach seven figures.
For example, this year, American entrepreneur and co-founder BitMEX Arthur Hayes has repeatedly predicted that Bitcoin could reach $2028 million by 1.
In his opinion, the US government will be forced to issue even more debt, print money and pursue inflationary policies, which could contribute to the growth of cryptocurrencies.
Where did I get this idea that Bitcoin could rise in price to a million dollars? If we talk about quantitative easing and increasing bank lending to the real sector, then, according to my estimates, by 2028 the volume of bank lending could grow to 3 trillion.
Analysts at Standard Chartered Bank suggest that kriptovalyuta could grow to $200,000 by the end of 2025 and exceed $500,000 by 2028.
This forecast is based on the assumption that macroeconomic uncertainty will prompt investors to reallocate capital to Bitcoin as a digital alternative to gold.
Moreover, the halving 2028 will see the supply of new coins decrease again, further increasing buying pressure in the lead up to the event.
Bitcoin price forecast for 2030
CEO of an American asset management company ARK Invest Cathie Wood has compiled bearish, baseline, and bullish Bitcoin price predictions for 2030 at $300,000, $710,000, and $1,500,000.
Many people know us for our $1,5 million bull call, and we actually think the likelihood of that call being correct has increased as this new asset class becomes more institutionalized.
Many institutional investors are now looking at Bitcoin and they think they need to add it to their asset portfolio because its returns look completely different,» Wood said.
In late August, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expressed his opinion that the world’s largest cryptocurrency could reach $2030 million by 1, which would be facilitated by clear regulation.
Block founder and Bitcoin proponent Jack Dorsey is confident that Bitcoin will become the currency of the Internet, which allows us to talk about a target price of $1 million.
In September, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor said that in the long term Bitcoin could trade at $5 million.