So maybe $1200 was a little too much to expect in such a short period of time after the halving, but I am still confident Bitcoin will hit that price in the next couple of months. The reason I picked a high price was because I thought the chain reaction would happen quicker than it is happening as a result of the halving, but this delay may be a blessing. Since the price is stagnant right now, miners are hurting and are most likely closing their operations or stalling until they are able to get a higher dollar for their coin. Like some of you said, the supply and demand effect will kick in and trigger buying and a small price spike since less coin is available (minor panic buying). Also, the block difficulty will fall when miners quit mining (can be seen after last halving) which could create some turmoil among the mining community. Basically, it'll turn into survival of the fittest and whoever is able to hold out the longest will take advantage of the low block difficulty and generate all the coin. A cryptopoly if you will (excuse my terrible jokes). There's more to this theory such as Britain, Turkey, and Trump running for president, but I'll leave it at this so as not to clog up my thread any more than is needed. In other words, I stand by my prediction. I just made it too soon. There will be a significant price increase. Expect it. 

Thanks that explains it a little better. So basically their "partnership" with Microsoft Azure is just a badge they can wear and it does not add to their project, but rather provides a host that has a prestigious name haha

What is everyone's thoughts on Emercoin? I know Microsoft has partnered with them on the Microsoft Azure Blockchain service and the price just recently skyrocketed, but I was curious how it compared to coins and like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum. I am currently thinking about buying some, but would like some outside opinions first.

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With Bitcoin's volatility it is kind of hard to get yourself to buy until you see a good upward movement to give you confidence, which is why people tend to wait. So with that final dip I bet you guys are right that some people were pretty happy to get in before it's too late haha

The price is already showing a steady upward trend with just over 100 blocks to go...this should be pretty interesting regardless of what happens.

4 days left... we'll see how accurate these predictions are

Sadly you're right. I do, however, like the fact that investors and those only interested in profit are speculating and becoming interested. They are drawing much needed attention to Bitcoin and, as a result, publicizing it and making it more of a social norm, which benefits the whole network in the end.

Can't have any wiggle room. It's either perfect or horribly inaccurate lol

Well you probably won't be wrong haha

$11,113 on January 1, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. EST

Regardless of what people think, whether it be a rise or fall in price, I can guarantee you that the majority of investors and even miners will hold their coins through the halving purly out of curiosity. Also, with the publicity Bitcoin has been getting, and with these speculation threads and articles, new buyers will flock to exchanges and buy before the halving because they can't help it. It's basically gambling at this point and nobody can resist Bitcoin's mysterious volatility, especially if they're new to Bitcoin.

So I'm still a believer in a price spike 

If you're right I probably won't ever have to work again 

Well one thing is for sure; Brexit was certainly a blessing for Bitcoin!

I see what everyone is talking about with the major sell off after the halving (provided the price does surge), but I don't think that Bitcoin has hit its halving price yet. I think that first surge we saw in the last couple of weeks was 'panic buying' after heavy involvement from the Chinese market. So my thought is now that that artificial inflation is correcting (partially due to Bitfinex, DAO, and whatever other mess is happening), Bitcoin is finally set up for a halving surge. Thoughts?

(I could be horribly inaccurate but that's why I'm trying to get some outside opinions)

Thanks for the input. I've been seeing predictions ranging all over the place and was curious what you guys thought.

I want to hear what everyone thinks the price will be after the halving happening in the next few weeks. I'm predicting at least a $1200 Bitcoin by the end of July. Thoughts?