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Venture capitalist and billionaire investor, Chamath Palihapitiya has predicted that Bitcoin could witness an unprecedented price increase to $500,000. This ambitious forecast hinges on the potential for a bull run following Bitcoin\u2019s fourth halving cycle, which occurred on April 20 2024. Bitcoin To Surge To $500,000 Palihapitiya has entered a notable discussion regarding the impact of historical halving cycles on Bitcoin\u2019s value. The billionaire investor shared a price analysis illustrating Bitcoin\u2019s performance and trend patterns following each halving event. Related Reading: XRP Hasn\u2019t Had A Bull Cycle Since 2017, Analyst Reveals What Will Happen When It Does According to Palihapitiya, historically, Bitcoin has reached new all-time highs after each halving cycle. He highlighted a correlation between Bitcoin\u2019s halving events from 2012 to 2024, detailing the cryptocurrency\u2019s price actions one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months and 18 months post-halving.\u00a0\u00a0 Palihapitiya noted that during the first three months after a Bitcoin halving event, investors are usually still reassessing the event and its impact on the crypto market. However, he revealed that from 6 to 18 months post-halving, Bitcoin witnessed an exponential price appreciation, pushing it to new all-time highs.\u00a0 \u201cBitcoin price has increased materially following each halving, with the bulk of the returns realized between 12 months and 18 months after the halving event,\u201d Palihapitiya wrote.\u00a0 He disclosed that 18 months after Bitcoin\u2019s first halving cycle, the cryptocurrency\u2019s price increased by 45X. Following the second halving cycle, Bitcoin rose almost 28X, and after the third halving, it surged nearly 8X. Based on these halving patterns, Palihapitiya has projected Bitcoin\u2019s future value to reach $500,000 by October 2025, expecting it to follow a similar trend as its previous halving cycles.\u00a0 BTC Could Replace Gold In his discussion, Palihapitiya disclosed that by analyzing the average patterns of Bitcoin\u2019s previous halving cycles, the cryptocurrency could potentially surge to a peak of $1.4 million. He declared that Bitcoin could completely replace gold if it reaches such levels of appreciation, emphasizing its potential to become a digital currency with transactional utility for hard assets.\u00a0 Based on the averages of the second and third halving cycles, the billionaire investor projects Bitcoin\u2019s price to rise to $99,643 six months after its halving event in April, reaching $238,623 in nine months, $362,997 in 12 months and nearly $500,000 in 18 months.\u00a0 Palihapitiya also disclosed several factors that could contribute to Bitcoin\u2019s rise to $500,000. He stated that the increasing demand for Spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) could have a significant impact on the value of Bitcoin in 2024.\u00a0 Related Reading: Chainlink Is Not Done: Analyst Predicts 300% Rise Against Bitcoin This prediction may hold weight considering Bitcoin saw a consistent price increase at the beginning of the year after the approval of Spot Bitcoin ETFs by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The cryptocurrency\u2019s price exceeded $73,000 after the launch of Spot Bitcoin ETF, officially marking a new all-time high since 2021. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":611413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[428,656,679,1119,89185,1122,1144,78790],"class_list":["post-611388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-news","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-btc","tag-btc-news","tag-btc-price","tag-btcusd","tag-btcusdt"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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