Bitcoin (BTC) may still have some way to go, but Coinshares Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors believes the major cryptocurrency will reach new all-time highs in the next 24 months.
Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on July 11, Demirors noted that bitcoin has always been a “cyclical asset” with a historically 80-90% drop from peak to low.
With bitcoin currently down about 65% from the all-time highs in November 2021, Demirors believes there is “still room for downward correction.”
However, Demirors noted that strong support is around $ 20,000 and does not expect bitcoin to fall below $ 14,000. She predicted that the pain would be a distant memory in 2024, saying:
“Over the next 24 months, we will see new full-time highlights for bitcoin.”
Bitcoin is currently valued at $ 19,401, down 2% in 24 hours and down 72% from an all-time high.
It may take some time, however, to reverse a trend; Demirors, however, see “without a close bullish catalyst” – which could signal more pain ahead for weaker cryptocurrency projects.
“Obviously we had a lot of liquidations, a lot of insolvencies that had a huge impact on the market. (…) We are talking about basically evaporating 10, 20, 30 billion dollars of capital overnight. ”
” [Nous] we can certainly expect more pain for technology stocks, growth and cryptocurrency as well. ”
Demiror said it expects many cryptocurrencies to be phased out during the bear market, similar to what is seen in tech stocks.
“There is a very long series of cryptocurrency assets that I think will fall to zero, that do not really have a long-term outlook, as we have seen with so many technology stocks as well.”
Louis Schoeman, managing director of Forex brokers comparison site Suggest, shares a similar view and a recent report from 9News predicted that the current cryptocurrency downturn could kill up to 90% of all crypto projects.
“It’s a cleanup process,” Schoeman said, adding that only the strongest cryptocurrency projects will survive this bear market.
“But it is also a huge opportunity for many coinless people to enter the cryptocurrency market for the first time. Fortune is smiling at the cryptocurrency giants at the moment. ”
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Last month, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said he doesn’t expect the cryptocurrency mark market to be over until there is a greater focus on apps with user-centric utility companies.
Cuba also believes that mergers between different protocols and blockchains will eventually see the cryptocurrency industry consolidate, because “it’s happening in every industry.”
