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Mike Alfred said Bitcoin could climb to between $150,000 and $250,000 in its next major move.

Alfred reiterated that Bitcoin will eventually reach $1 million.

The famed commentator dismissed concerns that geopolitical events will dictate Bitcoin’s trajectory.

Bitcoin’s price could surge to as much as $250,000 over the next six months as improving economic conditions fuel a risk-asset rally, famed crypto commentator Mike Alfred said on the Bitcoin Historian podcast.

Mike Alfred’s Latest Bitcoin Price Prediction

On the podcast, Alfred said he expects Bitcoin’s next major move to carry Bitcoin into a range of $150,000 to $250,000.

“I think the next move in Bitcoin finally takes us to 150, 200, 250 whatever, and at that point people will actually start to get bullish,” Alfred said on the podcast.

He added that the rally would likely coincide with mounting excitement surrounding AI companies, particularly ahead of potential IPOs from firms such as Anthropic and OpenAI.

According to Alfred, financial markets have spent several years constrained by high interest rates and policy uncertainty.

He said this has created a “compressed” environment for risk assets.

Alfred believes those pressures are beginning to ease and is ready to potentially unleash a powerful rebound.

Reiterates $1M Bitcoin Price Prediction

Beyond his near-term Bitcoin target, Alfred reiterated his long-held view that Bitcoin’s price will

Rather than focusing on timing, he claimed the goal was virtually inevitable due to Bitcoin’s decentralized nature and growing adoption.

“I don’t think anything could stop it,” Alfred said.

He argued that critics should focus on identifying credible reasons why the cryptocurrency would fail to reach that level rather than searching for a bullish thesis.

“I don’t think it really matters specifically when. I think that the key thing is that it’s almost certainly going to happen,” he added.

Pushes Back on Conflict and Regulation Concerns

Alfred also dismissed concerns that geopolitical tensions, including the Iran conflict, would have a lasting impact on Bitcoin prices.

He said markets have become increasingly desensitized to geopolitical headlines and suggested investors are paying less attention to developments than they were earlier in the year.

On regulation, Alfred also highlighted the Clarity Act as an important catalyst for the digital-asset sector.

However, he argued that Bitcoin was in its own lane, unaffected by these outside factors.

“Bitcoin is following its own trajectory over a long period of time… almost like independent of these other variables,” he said.

Sees Several Months of Strength for Risk Assets

Alfred said he expects favorable conditions for risk assets to persist for at least the next several months.

He argued that many investors remain overly bearish following recent market weakness and could be forced to chase prices higher if markets continue to rally.

“I think anybody who’s still kind of negative and bearish here is going to end up chasing over the next few months, and that’s what’s going to cause the market to go up more,” he added.

Alfred also pushed back against claims that Bitcoin is nearing a major cycle top, arguing that investor sentiment remains far from euphoric.

“I don’t think there’ll be any sort of long-term macro top until everybody’s excited about markets again. I haven’t seen any consistent excitement or euphoria about risk assets broadly,” Alfred said.

He described the recent pullback as a mid-cycle correction rather than the start of a prolonged bear market.

Predicts Broader Wall Street Adoption of Bitcoin

Looking further ahead, on top of Bitcoin’s price surge, Alfred said he expects ownership to become commonplace across the financial industry as institutional adoption continues to expand.

“Eventually, it’s just going to be ubiquitous. There’s no reason, it’s just another asset class,” Alfred said.

He compared current skepticism toward Bitcoin with historic resistance to equities, arguing that younger generations will eventually view Bitcoin ownership as normal.

“At some point within the next 10 to 20 years, it’ll be so ubiquitous that younger people won’t realize that there was a time where older people thought younger people were gambling when they bought Bitcoin,” he said.

Remains Bullish on AI Infrastructure Boom

Alfred also discussed opportunities in artificial intelligence and data-center infrastructure, describing AI as a long-term investment theme that remains in its early stages.

“AI is probably only three, four years into this deep part of its capex cycle,” Alfred said.

He compared the trend to other technology cycles and suggested the sector could continue to expand for decades.

“I think AI is going to follow a similar kind of super trend trajectory that’s going to take it 20, 30, 40, 50 years in the future,” he added.

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