Crypto trader predicts bitcoin to rise to $ 220,000 by the end of 2025

Analyst Merlijn the Trader has made a forecast that bitcoin BTC $115,486.00 Mezo Wrapped BTC 0.45% Market capitalization $41.21 million VOL. 24 hours $1.51 billion could rise to $ 220,000 by the end of 2025. He compared the current market to the 2017 cycle and identified the same four stages: accumulation, sharp breakout, consolidation, and parabolic growth. According to him, bitcoin is currently at the consolidation stage, which historically precedes the most powerful breakout.

The analyst emphasized that the recurrence of market structures is not due to chance but to the psychology of investors: from fear and doubt to confidence and euphoria. If history repeats itself, the «green phase» — the final stage of the cycle leading to new historical highs — may start in the near future.

In parallel with these forecasts, Strategy CEO Сейлор" href="https://noworries.news/biography/majkl-dzh-sejlor/" data-bio-id="3672">Michael Saylor reiterated his position on bitcoin as the only «true» form of money. He stated that all other assets are just credit, while bitcoin is perfect money due to its simplicity and limited supply.

In a conversation with CoinStories' Natalie Brunell, Saylor also stated that bitcoin will forever outperform the S&P 500. In his opinion, the index will lose almost 29% of its value annually if it is calculated in bitcoins. He compared cryptocurrency to historical assets such as gold, diamonds, and large land deals (California, Alaska).