Prediction: This Will Be the Price of Bitcoin by the End of 2030

If you’re a Bitcoin (BTC -0.63%) investor, it may be time to tamp down your expectations. The days of triple-digit annual growth may be over, and that means it could be time to put those spectacular $1 million price predictions for Bitcoin on the shelf.

As Bitcoin becomes increasingly mainstream, it’s starting to behave more like a traditional financial asset. If that’s the case, then the price of Bitcoin by the end of 2030 should stay below $150,000. Here’s the math behind that prediction.

What’s a realistic future growth rate for Bitcoin?

Given Bitcoin’s steep 40% decline over the past 12 months, it’s easy to see why investors, analysts, and crypto insiders are now ratcheting down their future price targets for Bitcoin. Even Michael Saylor of Strategy (MSTR -2.59%) — arguably the biggest Bitcoin bull on the planet — is now suggesting that the world’s most popular cryptocurrency may face difficulties getting back to $100,000.

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For now, the best prediction about where Bitcoin is headed next comes from JPMorgan Chase. According to the base case scenario from JPMorgan Asset Management, Bitcoin will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% over the next 10 years. In a bull-case scenario, Bitcoin will “only” grow at a 17% CAGR.

That might sound modest compared to Bitcoin’s historic boom-and-bust cycles, but don’t let the calmer numbers fool you. Here’s the thing: That 10% growth rate is far better than stocks, bonds, or gold will deliver over the next decade. In fact, JPMorgan Chase predicts that Bitcoin will be the top-performing asset class over the next decade.

Unfortunately, that performance comes at a steep cost: extreme volatility. These won’t be steady 10% returns, cranked out year after year. Instead, due to Bitcoin’s highly cyclical nature, there could be some years when Bitcoin skyrockets in value and others when it collapses.

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Bitcoin’s rocky path to $150,000

So let’s run the numbers. If Bitcoin ends the year at its current price (roughly $75,000), then a 10% annualized growth rate will only take Bitcoin to $110,000 in four years. However, if Bitcoin grows according to JPMorgan Asset Management’s bull case scenario, then Bitcoin could soar even higher.

I’m inclined to favor the higher 17% growth rate in the bull case scenario. Historically, Bitcoin reaches a new all-time high every new four-year cycle, and that means it’s likely headed higher than its current all-time high of $126,000.

If Bitcoin can make it back to $80,000 by the end of this year, then a 17% annualized growth rate will take it to $150,000. Sentiment in the crypto industry can turn on a dime, and I’m fully expecting crypto investors to return as soon as Bitcoin begins to move higher.

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