Bitcoin (BTC) could surge to $180,000 in the second half of 2025, analyst says

Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research at VanEck, says his target is based on an analysis of previous BTC cycles.

An analyst at a prominent global investment firm predicts that Bitcoin (BTC) could hit $180,000 by the second half of 2025, according to an interview on Real Vision.

Here's what you need to know:

* Prominent global investment firm VanEck's head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel predicts that BTC could reach $180,000 by the second half of 2025.

* Sigel's prediction is based on his analysis of previous BTC cycles and takes into account the current "macro-driven" period of uncertainty that the crypto market is facing.

* Sigel also predicts that BTC could hit $450,000 by 2026/2027 if it can reach the 50% of the gold market that is more speculative in nature.

Prominent global investment firm VanEck's head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel predicts that Bitcoin (BTC) could hit $180,000 by the second half of 2025, according to an interview on Real Vision.

Sigel's prediction is based on his analysis of previous BTC cycles and takes into account the current "macro-driven" period of uncertainty that the crypto market is facing. However, he notes that the market will need to get through this stage for BTC to reach that price level.

Sigel has been seeing an interest in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from traditional asset managers, which could be a sign that the market is becoming more open to crypto investments.

"My inbound phone calls are up like 300% from investment advisers who were afraid to allocate to Bitcoin ETFs and now with the election and the change in administration, they're much more open to discussing the investment case for Bitcoin," Sigel said.

The research analyst also shared his 2026/2027 outlook for the top crypto asset.

"For those advisers taking a longer-term perspective, we benchmark Bitcoin against gold, specifically the 50% of the gold market that is more speculative in nature. So about half of gold goes into jewelry or industrial use cases, but putting that aside, if Bitcoin can reach the 50% of gold that's speculative in nature, that would imply roughly $450,000 per coin."

BTC is trading at $83,900 at time of writing.

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