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In a thread on Milne’s ideas carry considerable weight in the investment community.
Bitcoin Predictions for 2025
Milne began his predictions by addressing the potential involvement of the United States in Bitcoin accumulation. “Some of my Bitcoin 2025 predictions: Most important: Trump will not announce the purchase of Bitcoin on behalf of the United States in 2025, but he will sign an order preventing the sale of any seized BTC… creating a de facto reserve. This will always create global FOMO,” Milne said.
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Thus, Milne predicts that Trump will not follow US Senator Cynthia Lummis’ Bitcoin Act, which proposes to buy 1 million BTC over five years. However, Milne believes that the United States, under the leadership of President-elect Trump, will retain its 198,109 BTC (according to Arkham data) as a national stockpile, as promised by Trump at the last Bitcoin conference in Nashville, potentially sparking the fear of missing out (FOMO) on a global scale.
Expanding across the international landscape, Milne predicts increased adoption by smaller, more agile nations. “Other, smaller, more nimble countries (besides Bhutan and El Salvador) will announce their Bitcoin reserves and start buying or mining before the United States. Middle Eastern countries will start announcing their participations,” he noted.
Corporate engagement with Bitcoin is also expected to increase. Milne predicts that at least one other S&P 500 company, i.e. neither Tesla nor MicroStrategy, will announce a Bitcoin acquisition in 2025.
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Price projections remain optimistic in Milne’s Bitcoin forecast. He predicts: “Bitcoin is expected to reach around $200,000 to $250,000, even without a purchase by the US government. If the US starts buying, expect over $500,000. Yes, in 2025. Indeed, this is officially becoming an arms race between nation states and there is not enough Bitcoin.”
Milne also addresses market dynamics, predicting that Bitcoin will peak in the second half of the year. Although his index is October, he posits that the bear market will be “significantly milder than previous ones as nation-states and corporations accumulate slowly.”
Addressing concerns related to security and market stability, Milne mentions: “Bitfinex is ultimately having the majority of its hacked BTC sent back…causing a temporary market drop as people FUD and say they are going to get rid of the Bitcoin (they won’t, they’ll slowly convert 80% of it to LEO over 18 months).
The collapse and subsequent recovery of major exchanges also plays a role in Milne’s Bitcoin forecast for 2025. He says: “FTX begins distributing USD to creditors in the first quarter, through several major exchanges… allowing them to easily reinvest in Bitcoin. etc. At least 50% of the money returned will be reinvested. This influx of reinvested funds should inject liquidity back into the Bitcoin market, encouraging further price increases.
Milne does not discount the performance of institutional investors, noting: “MSTR achieves a “Bitcoin yield” of around 30% in 2025 before the prime closes. Finally, Milne concludes his Bitcoin predictions with a note to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. During the election campaign, new US President Donald Trump promised to release Ulbricht. He predicts that Trump will follow his words: “Ross will be released.”
At press time, BTC was trading at $93,070.
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