{"id":96352,"date":"2026-04-21T11:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=96352"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:15:25","slug":"analyst-predicts-bitcoin-could-reach-100000-by-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/analyst-predicts-bitcoin-could-reach-100000-by-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $100,000 by 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first cryptocurrency is expected to reach a new all-time high within 12 months. Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe, founder of MN Trading, noted that after deep corrections, the asset&#8217;s price typically increases by 30-60% over six months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statistically, after such a correction of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a>, a new ATH is made within 12 months. <\/p>\n<p>Within 3-6 months, on every occasion of such an outlier, Bitcoin was trading 30-60% higher than the low.<\/p>\n<p>That would put $100K on the map in Q3 of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/2046317418042077427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to him, if this trend continues, the rate will reach $100,000 in the third quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, digital gold is trading at $76,256 (+1.3% for the day).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-7c345d413606b3f5-2360143688167791.webp\" alt=\"BTCUSDT_2026-04-21_10-43-21\" class=\"wp-image-278746\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of BTC\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/atJ4mYHE\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dynamics of Profitable and Unprofitable Bitcoin Addresses<\/h2>\n<p>Joao Wedson, founder of the analytical platform Alphractal, observed an unusual dynamic in profitable and unprofitable bitcoin assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Supply in Profit vs. Supply in Loss in Bitcoin shows an incredible dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>1. In each cycle, Supply in Profit tends to be higher, indicating that being a Long-Term Holder has been a good strategy. There is also a mysterious trendline here.<\/p>\n<p>2. Supply in Loss shows that since\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C2y6hh7ifo\">pic.twitter.com\/C2y6hh7ifo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joao_wedson\/status\/2046304211625984378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The data shows that in each new cycle, the volume of &#8220;profitable&#8221; supply increases. According to the expert, this confirms the effectiveness of a long-term holding strategy for cryptocurrency. Wedson also noted a persistent trendline on the chart, which he described as &#8220;mysterious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the volume of assets in loss is steadily decreasing. This trend began after the market downturn in 2018. With each cycle, the share of coins purchased at higher prices diminishes.<\/p>\n<p>The analyst emphasized that no other global asset demonstrates such symmetrical and consistent behavior. In his view, this supply structure makes bitcoin a unique financial instrument.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, recorded a sharp inflow of bitcoins to exchanges.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin exchange inflows have spiked in the last few hours.<br \/>Most of that went to Coinbase. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/70Mq007qb7\">pic.twitter.com\/70Mq007qb7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Moreno (@jjcmoreno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jjcmoreno\/status\/2046339790518259988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the coins were sent to the Coinbase platform. An increase in exchange deposits is often associated with investors preparing to sell coins.<\/p>\n<p>On April 20, the price of the first cryptocurrency <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-holds-at-75000-after-us-iran-ceasefire-collapses\">held at $75,000<\/a> following the breakdown of the truce between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first cryptocurrency is expected to reach a new all-time high within 12 months, according to Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe, founder of MN Trading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by 2026, says analyst.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1146],"class_list":["post-96352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptocurrency-market-forecasts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"14","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by 2026, says analyst.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96354,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96352\/revisions\/96354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}