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This is the first wave of the masses guys.  It's pulling people out of the woodwork for sure.  2018 might easily see 40-50k/BTC.  I have a hard time even saying that b/c it seems nuts to me, having been in this so long, but it's really looking like it's going to be the case and it's really not showing any chance of slowing down.  At this point, you're not going to be able to short this, there is way more fiat than there is crypto right now, and you'll be margin called so fast.  It'd be a horrible idea.
As it huge pump now what's do you think in 2018?

We are not that sure but somehow could be possible. We, users of bitcoin now how its value works but we are limited in predicting what may happen unto it. It will either flunctuate or jumps a high price. Let just not put out the possibility of your opinion since it could also come up in an unexpected way.

Yes it is very possible that Bitcoin could get to $50,000 next year. In fact, I think it is actually very likely that it will at some point. Even if there is a correction in the price, there is plenty of time for it to recover and still reach that level.

This past year has proven that as Bitcoin becomes available to the masses, it can have huge gains in a short period of time. It’s a function of supply and demand and as we know, the supply is extremely limited.

If you want a real answer I think we're going to be waiting on there to be a pump to $50k over the next year, but it is possible so don't take my word as gospel. I'm waiting to see a dramatic correction before Bitcoin takes off in that direction, but it might take a little while for it to actually get around and correct itself. There's no point in trying to believe in rises that high without some natural corrections, and implying that it will ever get to that point is less-than-realistic.

My bullish answer is that we'll get there easy peasy within 2018. But that is something to take with a grain of salt.

Yes this is most likely to happen considering the huge growth we have seen this year. Bitcoin's popularity have skyrocket and people are riding the bitcoin train with the hopes that they will take part of this huge investment success. I just want to advice you to be cautious, bitcoin is not designed to become an investment platform rather than a currency, when its price is too high, transaction fees will also go up rendering bitcoin unusable, when that happens, that will be start of bitcoin crash.

It seems like every time one of these threads pops up about "Will bitcoin break X threshold?" or "Will we see Y price?" we are easily impressed and the previous goal is surpassed without a second look back. The last thread was about $15k from someone else in 2017 and as I'm sure you've noticed we are well beyond that. It seems that no one of us can pinpoint where bitcoin will jump next, because even the most generous estimates and calculations seem to fail us, but fail us gloriously in that bitcoin outperforms anything that has preceded it.

The real question at this point it seems to me, is can bitcoin maintain the transaction pace that is coming with the newfound interest from investors and regular Joes?

Now there are signs that the market has the money to speed up. In this trend, 40-50K / BTC may really be seen in 2018, in the encrypted market, and maybe we've got used to it. Everyone has their own way of investing, so let's go on with our own plans. If I really have 50K, I will certainly sell a part of the bitcoin, because I believe you will never be able to sell at the highest point.

Honestly I don't know what is happening right now, I was shocked that bitcoin's price crossed the $15,000 in no sweat and looks like it is stabilizing in the $16k value right now. 30k-40k per bitcoin in 2018 maybe possible at this current rate of increase that is happening.

I think yes maybe it will be 30-40k btc next year, but bitcoin will be very difficult for us as bitcoin rises is a tough bitcoin for bitcoin because of its value. That's why it's okay to be up to 20k just because we are not or we have difficulty earning a bitcoin, especially now that I am just a bit older.

In January I was not sure if the price of Bitcoin would reach $3000 by the end of 2017. Today we have five times more then i was predicting. If we objectively assume that in 2018 the price of Bitcoin will reach the level of $50k- $60k, it will not be a surprise if 2018 ends with the result of $200k

40k-50k? Wow! I think it is impossible. I am predicting that bitcoin price will reach it's limitation by the first quarter of 2018 and it will slowdown by the half of 2018. We are not sure that if it will rise up or go down. We just wait until that time will happens.

Lets face it, not even the big speculators predicted this sort of a bullish surge of Bitcoin after hitting five figures. Everyone was calling out corrections to less than 10k and BTC being BTC went on an unpredictable streak and we're closer than ever to bigger numbers. Come 2018 and if this trend still continues, the world will see more and more billionaires emerging from the Bitcoin effect as it looks towards six figures!

I hope bitcoin will rise in 30-40k. I think many investors to come and invest and bag bitcoin. Its not too late to invest if you see the prise rise from time to time. No worries to inest in bitcoin you will gain big profit.

Bitcoin value keeps on going high as ever. I agree that BTC is pulling people out of the woodwork in various cases. People are seeing how bitcoin is moving very fast at its own pace. For 2018, we may not be so sure how bitcoin again will continue to exceed its value but we hope that this will always come. Here in our country, bitcoin is getting more and more popular because of its rise and its advertisement on a different social media platform. People are now starting to invest big time and even pulling their savings to also try bitcoin. So I think, 2018 will be a big year for bitcoin again.

It's a little scary, and it's a little bit scary, and it feels like next year it's going to be a little bit more than 3000-4000.

I thought it was impossible to see $20K this year. But I was wrong. It's not yet even half of the moth and bitcoin have already reached the $19K mark. Bitcoin's price is really unpredictable an somehow surprising. So for the next coming years. Probably 30-40K is achievable but I'm a bit worried for the possibility of big decline. Anyways, if it declines then its good to buy.

soon we'll see the price reach $30k-$40k but we don't know when the time. for earlier of 2017, I am sure that many people invest their money in bitcoin and now less than one year, they can double their profits and makes their money grow. but for today, I am not sure that the investor still buys a big bitcoin with big money because it is only a few people who could buy a whole of bitcoin. maybe the investor is waiting another higher price so they can sell it to make big profit.

yes for sure, look every thing happend in this years so we can't imagine what will happen next years ;)

I think we can see BTC price up to 30k $ the next year. Yeah, BTC supply is limited but it could be strong trend to alts the next year

If you look at how the current bitcon price moves then I'm pretty sure. But I'm not quite sure whether bitcoin prices will be able to increase steadily and not just for a moment. This should be a consideration because bitcoin prices do have prospects but they remain unpredictable.

The phrase "Nothing is Impossible" perfectly suits with bitcoin. We as the bitcoin lovers expected that 15K will be achieved very shortly and it achieved more faster then we expected. And about 30k-40k confidently saying anytime it can be achieved. Only thing I expect with bitcoin is every stage it has to sustain and then it should increase.

With the current price move it is easily reachable. Same time it has got more complications, right now most of the altcoins were low in value and trying hard to get back the value increase. Trading with bitcoin provides profit, whereas with altcoins there is no more profit. Large number of prediction from experts too were rolling out and among that Saxo bank president has stated that it'll reach $60k or more at the earliest by 2018. But, need to be careful as it will get lowered to the production cost of $1000 with the market activities of China and Russia.

I would not be expected all this fast growth for this year so i think all is possible now, i think many new investitor are attracted now and this help to make rise the price

Im not kinda sure, but saying the year of 2018, there is no certain period of month it would happen. There is a great possibility before the year 2018 ends. But as of now, speculations that $13k will be reach until next year 1st quarter is now achieved, based on this it will be possible to happen.

There are 14 days left in December.

30k is not impossible THIS YEAR, given the recent display of market eagerness for bitcoin.

Although Bitcoin has a strong development recently. But I think that it is just a pump at few moments before the hard forks. After that, Bitcoin price will fall down quickly back to about $14000. So, In 2018, I think it can go to about $25000.

It is possible of course. No one projected that we will reach  $16,000 before year end but we easily reached it. My personal speculation is around $25,000 - $30,000. I can see that being listed will have a good impact on Bitcoin.

It is just what I wanted to post. 30K to 40K may be achieved this month itself, provided the futures listing in CBOE / CME goes as per the plan. Th exchange rates can rise to stratosphere, and then to exosphere once NASDAQ starts Bitcoin futures trading in Q2 2018.

If Bitcoin raging will continue, then we will able to witness 20K to 30K USD by first quarter of 2018, and 80K to 100K USD before the end of that year.

What a wonderful year for Bitcoin and for us!

Seriously, I also waiting for the "massive correction" (the definition of "massive correction" is at least retrace up to 50% of the previous ATH) Somehow, I didn't see any huge correction until now...

Maybe, this situation will happen in 2018?!

Well, I am expecting some new all-time high levels in the next year but I do see a huge correction before it. The price surge at its best at this point and might cross $20K but now a correction is the only solution for Bitcoin to sweep away greedy investors and focus on the utility value of Bitcoin. I think bitcoin will be trailing at $25K to $50K throughout the year with several ups and downs but in the long run, I am bullish about it.

i think we will end 2017 with an unbelievable price record which is possibly above $20k to begin with and in 2018 $40k is just a small 2x rise so i say it is possible but the problem is, when price is rising like this, meaning too fast and with no proper correction, a bubble is forming up.
you can see me say there is no bubble all year long to everyone who called it but now this is all different. up to $8000 and even until $10,000 it was a solid rise, even though it seemed big and fast to many. and that is what always stays because it has a strong support behind it. but ever since $10,000 the price is getting crazy. this in my opinion is more of a panic buying instead of a solid rise. and this kind of rise is not known to stay for long.

I also think that so.Now bitcoin price growing very fast.It's 16.9k now.And it will easily surface 25k in this year.So i think it might surface 30k-40k in 2018.A big pump will come soon in the year of 2018

Yes for sure if the bitcoin is going at this rate then it can able to hit $40K in 2018,but nothing in the crypto world is ups and down,the recent price increase made a feel in me like the price of bitcoin will crash soon,maybe it will falls to $10K.So I think it is not a better to time to invest on bitcoin we will have bitcoins for cheap price in few more weeks,if your are a long term investor then it is no problem for you because the bitcoin price will hit moon in few more years.

$20,000 is a strong support on 2018 as there are experts and well known personality that started to predict and that will make the price of bitcoin increase since they are attracting more people to get involved with bitcoin. I do believe that there is a chance that we will se $30,000 and of course better at $40,000. But don't get stuck with these prices cos there is a chance that it can grow more.

We've seen 1800 percent growth in 2017, so in 2018 $30,000 - $40,000 per Bitcoin is only about 200% growth. So even $40,000 per Bitcoin is a low estimate for the end of 2018.

I think they can reach but bitcoin will have to go through a lot of obstacles with the on-going and rapidly fast increase in the price of bitcoin today at a fast paced of time, I think there will be a times where some of the users and investors of bitcoin will have to dig deep if they still want to continue or not because of the recent increase in the transaction fee of bitcoin which absolutely bothered some of the investors or believers in bitcoin because of this trend.

I think you might be correct by that prediction you have right there mate, because masses really determines the value of bitcoin and as more and more people are longing to have bitcoin to themselves it would pumped more rapidly. But what if whales would dump before it gets to that price? But I am positive that bitcoin would pumped up even more than that as I see from its potential and usage in the future.

what's the expected transaction cost with these prices? I can image during correction when everyone will want to see it asap it might reach well over $100/per translation.

I think that bitcoin will grow uncontrollably even before next February. During this time, he can reach a rate of 40 000 - 50 000 dollars. Then there will be a very tough correction and, frankly speaking, it's even difficult to imagine at which point he will stop in his course. In the future, according to the astrologer's prediction, approximately at the end of 2019 we are faced with a completely new technological solution for bitcoins. I hope that he will receive new functions and opportunities that will make him the real king of the crypto currency, because he has accumulated many shortcomings and they have not been corrected for a long time.

In my opinion i think it might be easy to see those numbers this 2018,bitcoin is going higher and higher this past days and due to its rising popularity in other countries i think its not hard to see 30-40k/btc this coming 2018

I just don't see why whales would dump now right as it begins to see mainstream attention.
If you have held through everything thats happened so far

Considering the huge success this year I think bitcoin can hit $30,000-$40,000 i guess is possible because as more persons want to get bitcoin that's how the price will hit up the moon.

This rate of rise is really a bit scared. It feels that the current bitcoin market is full of speculation. Every day in the BTT forum, there are people predicting the price of tomorrow. Every day someone says that an encrypted currency is going to rise by 1000%.

there is a lot of speculation about bitcoin in 2018, I can not afford to answer what will happen in 2018, along with the development of bitcoin today, bitcoin only promises, great certainty and profit, never sad to add badness from bitcoin, people are crazy because the price is so fast up to the elite level.

Yes, this is just funny question. We're can't control or know exactly about it price event today or tomorrow.
As you  said almost people think it's impossible for Bitcoin reach 5k in May when price under 3k.
Then it 5k people already scare and can't images how crazy it by now!
Just enjoy everytime ATH...
congrats to cryto economic for great 2017!

As of now, bitcoin is till unregulated and the whole price movement is still based on supply and demand wherein bitcoin speculates itself.
I think that bitcoin is driven by early butcoin users tgt uses bitcoin as payments, one who buys and holds and market or stores that accepts bitcoin. Until today, nothing is fully clear about stores accepting it but we may assume that there some that contributes to the increase a lot.
It's not possible to reach your prediction but there may be more factors that could influence changes. Regulation may be one of them. No further updates in our country but they are starting to plan something.

There are chances that we might see those value in 2018 but not before we see huge corrections. With the current trend, it is likely that we may see $40-$50K by mid of 2018 considering that we are going to face some dip. Although we cannot really say for sure but the chances are good. And since this is BTC we are talking about here there's no harm in speculating beyond our imagination because btc never cease to awe.

If the trend continued like what we are having for the past few days $40k will be reached with ease. New all time every 8-16 hours is literally the biggest surprise of the year.

If that happened, then good. But Im not expecting even how positive I am since as long as the trend is upwards, then we can take the ride always.

Looking at the price behaviour, if that trend will continue then we can really say that closed to $40,000 is possible but we can't take the chances that price correction, dip and anything related to that might happened on the way while bitcoin price is progressing. Im not that type of person that will just step on a big target without a concern so I just let it happened without thinking about it too much.

The goal is long term. If ever it won't happened on 2018, there is always chances every year.

Because of tether issue we will not see 30k$ by the end of 2018 but for sure we will see 50k$ end of 2019
I am waiting for a huge correction in bitcoin price. maybe around 8000$ price

Huge correction that maybe come as you said. It's normal will all thing that's too bubble thing. Bitcoin price rise so fast than all person images so it will be dangerously for new comers. And up and down is normal in market.
I'm not much care about it.
If 8k that's will be nice chance for refill my bag too. But that time new bitcoiners will scare and continue buy in top only@

Every hour there is a movement for the price of bitcoin and yes if this will continue we might see $30k - $40k easily.

But just like what's with the flow of bitcoin today it showed a little bit of falling but that's just a minor fall since every price increase it was followed with it.

We'll see some light at the end of this year and also with the first to second week of January.

$ 8,000 is a very low price. I don't believe it. In order to make the bitcoin dropped to this level all whales should sell your coins. They sell in small batches at the peak. They will not allow such a reduction. It seems to me that bitcoin will never be below $ 12,000.

Today price of the bitcoin is already 16,000 dollars and I think maybe in the year of 2018 the price will become double so that price is possible. Before I cannot believe bitcoin price will reach this price but my expectation become high when the price become 15k dollars plus. I hope the price will increase more so we can make more profit in the future. But not always price increase maybe it will decrease but I hope it will not happen . But if that happen I will buy more bitcoin. Those people have bitcoin you can keep your bitcoin to make more profit.

Maybe or maybe not.It is rising at a very fast rate but it is not possible to give an exact statement about the price of Bitcoin.If their will be no drop in it's price in the coming year then it can even cross $40k but it is not possible .Forks will take place,demand will be effected and a fluctuation will be seen .If it keep's on increasing at the current rate than we will not have to wait for 2018 to end ,we will reach $40k some months before the end of 2018.

To say it is easy, is it another matter whether this is a big bang in connection with such a pumping of bitcoin. I'm not sure that there will be a stable growth as in this year already for 4 months, but the trend is not bad.

I think that there won't be that huge correction , maybe if drop on 13k/BTC. In my opinion we can expect 30k$ at the end of 2018 , because there are many people (investor) which just now when price break 16k/BTC heard on news about cryptocurrency. Only thing that can turn them down from buying bitcoins is a slow transaction between wallets.


 

This is what's likely to happen in the future, knowing that there's a huge increase in bitcoin lately. But you might see this probably near the end of 2018.

Really looking forward to see the possibility of prices in 2018, some predicted up some predicted crash, but I see btc is going to hit 40k but it wont be easy to hitthat number, I believe there will be more btc investors in the future, it will be a good start if btc comeback in the end of this year and hit 20k

It is hard to determine at this moment that its market value is continuously falling due to high transactions. But if it will be able to recover at the end of this year, the probability is high that the increase will be continuous and will be able to reach a market value of more than 20 000 USD  next year. So for now, let's just patiently wait and hold until its market value increases.

I think that bitcoin is difficult to take such a bar given the last few days, but he surprised me before who knows, and this time will happen the same way

Yes I'm sure the $ 30-40k price will be easy to achieve in 2018, even I'm sure the price will reach over $ 50k, this is because the user continues to increase rapidly and news about bitcoin continues to exist in various economic media.

I think that bitcoin with lekgostyu take this bar in 2018 and maybe even more but it seems like next year promises to be productive

Now Bitcoin showed it high, this is 19600 dollars. Until the price is'nt rise over $ 20,000, I do not believe in the price of 40к.

I think this 2018 will be tough, lot of ICO will coming and other altcoins will make history, as to BTC I think at 60k$ is a possibility, the adoption is getting bigger and this december they released a sample of the lightning network which if this network exceeded the speed (people expectations on the speed of transaction) then many will buy BTC.
Lets say when 3% of the worlds population will adopt BTC, a possibility of 60k$ is possible.
Thats all I can say for now.


What are you saying about high transactions?..
High transactions price or the congested network?
I think the reason why BTC, no the cryto is down because this is the holiday season. Even ordinary people are withdrawing from banks because they are buying something or they are giving away money to people or buy real state and appliances. This is the most anticipated holiday of the year and its not because of the high transactions but because its a holiday season IMO.