Galaxy Digital CEO Anticipates BTC Reaching $100K This Year Citing 'Runaway Momentum' in Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Mike Novogratz Shares Bullish Bitcoin Outlook

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz reinforced his bullish outlook for bitcoin during a Fox Business interview on Thursday. He also shared his expectation of bitcoin reaching $100,000 this year.

“We’re in a new phase for bitcoin,” the executive declared. “You’ve just opened up the boomers to bitcoin.” He elaborated that the boomer generation holds a staggering $48 trillion in “liquid wealth,” and a total wealth of around $95 trillion. Noting that boomers are now “making an allocation” in bitcoin, Novogratz stressed: “We have for the first time ever, anyone who wanted to buy bitcoin can buy it. We’re kind of in price discovery, and with price discovery, it’s hard to see where things will go.” The Galaxy Digital boss emphasized:

Right now there are more buyers and sellers.

Novogratz pinpointed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as the key driver propelling the price of BTC upward. “The number one thing is this ETF because it’s opened up this gigantic wealth channel to be able to buy bitcoin very easily … small allocations of big funds is a lot of bitcoin,” he said. The Galaxy Digital CEO also mentioned “macro stories,” noting that the Federal Reserve will eventually cut interest rates. He also argued that even more importantly, we have “a banking crisis today,” emphasizing that “every one of these stories plays into bitcoin.”

According to Novogratz, the upcoming U.S. presidential election and fiscal policies are significant factors influencing the bitcoin market. “No one really has a lot of confidence that you’re going to see fiscal prudence when we’re adding a trillion dollars of debt in very short intervals to our budget deficit,” he opined. “And as long as the federal government is going to spend 25% of GDP on government and not 20% like we used to, bitcoin’s going to go higher — like bitcoin is a report card on fiscal prudency and there’s no fiscal prudence here right now.”

When asked if he believes that BTC will reach $100,000 this year, Novogratz replied:

I think so. I really do.

“I like to say $100,000 because it’s a round number,” he clarified, adding: “When you’re in price discovery, you don’t know where the buying stops.”

Novogratz explained that there is currently “runaway momentum” in spot bitcoin ETFs. He pointed out the significant capital inflow into these funds that “just keeps coming in.” Last week, the Galaxy Digital boss underlined the “tremendous global demand for bitcoin,” highlighting both “a new army of buyers” and “an army of salespeople” entering the market. Many people are more bullish than Novogratz, including Bitwise’s CIO who said BTC could top $200K this year. Veteran trader Peter Brandt recently increased his price target for the current bull market to $200K.

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