Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, predicted that the price of Bitcoin would reach $180,000 before the end of 2026, during a seminar at the Binance Blockchain Week event in Dubai. The price of Bitcoin then reached $93,342, down 0.6% in 24 hours and 26% compared to its last peak recorded as the highest level. $126,000.
A More Conservative Price Prediction for Bitcoin from Solana Foundation President Lily Liu
Several industry leaders had the opportunity to share their predictions on the Bitcoin price outlook during the event. While Binance CEO declined to make specific price predictions, emphasizing the importance of long-term fundamentals rather than temporary price fluctuations, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu announced more specific numbers, predicting that the price of Bitcoin would surpass $100,000 by the end of 2026.
Garlinghouse attributes his optimistic stance to improving legal transparency in the United States and accelerating involvement of established financial institutions – such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton – in the digital assets sector.
Diverging expectations from three executives of major crypto industry institutions indicate continued uncertainty regarding the valuation of digital assets, and these discussions took place amid a broader liquidation of speculative trades using leverage in the market, resulting in losses exceeding $1 billion due to price fluctuations.
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