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March 14, 2013, 04:21:01 AM |
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Over the last year Bitcoin has gone from ~$5 all the way to ~$49. How high, or low, do you think Bitcoin will be at in March 2014? ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbitcoincharts.com%2Fcharts%2Fchart.png%3Fwidth%3D940%26m%3DmtgoxUSD%26SubmitButton%3DDraw%26r%3D360%26i%3D%26c%3D0%26s%3D%26e%3D%26Prev%3D%26Next%3D%26t%3DS%26b%3D%26a1%3D%26m1%3D10%26a2%3D%26m2%3D25%26x%3D0%26i1%3D%26i2%3D%26i3%3D%26i4%3D%26v%3D1%26cv%3D0%26ps%3D0%26l%3D0%26p%3D0%26&t=665&c=EnCyU2-T8IIusQ)
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March 14, 2013, 05:11:40 AM |
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My uneducated guess? Significantly higher. Bitcoins are useful and will continue to be useful for a long time. They're a commodity, like anything else. There will be more spikes but I'm pretty sure that, a year from now, they'll be even more valuable.
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March 14, 2013, 09:46:30 AM |
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My uneducated guess? Significantly higher. Bitcoins are useful and will continue to be useful for a long time. They're a commodity, like anything else. There will be more spikes but I'm pretty sure that, a year from now, they'll be even more valuable.
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March 14, 2013, 05:59:23 PM |
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No one will know for sure. Be I belive that the value indeed will increase as more and more people join in.
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March 14, 2013, 06:01:33 PM |
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$200 by March 2014, barring any major hack or problem with the software.
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March 14, 2013, 06:05:35 PM |
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I would be surprised at all if it's reaching the $100 figure by this time, hell, I've heard people saying it will explode above the $1000 line.
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March 14, 2013, 06:18:36 PM |
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If $100 is breached, $1,000 will not be a psychological barrier anymore.
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March 14, 2013, 08:56:54 PM |
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I bought 100 bitcoins when they were 13$ because I know the value will increase exponentially in the future. I tell everyone to invest but they blow me off with "Its to good to be true" and simply believe its a ponzy scheme. Well, il have fun with my jets, mansions, jakuzies, own island, while the world falls into another economic recession and USD is completly worthless.
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March 14, 2013, 09:44:24 PM |
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compared to the dollar? to close to infinity sooner or later
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March 14, 2013, 10:10:02 PM |
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Short term Long term, I thnk the max price is attainable: [global GDP $69.97T / max BTC (21M) = $3,300,000] per coin; less any that is allocated to some of the other currencies out there LTC, NVC, NMC, etc... So let's say a cool $1M/coin and leave at that ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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March 14, 2013, 10:39:36 PM |
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I think $40+ a bitcoin is already a bit insane. To me, this means that, probably not many people are actually paying USD for their bitcoins, but are rather acquiring them through other methods.
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March 14, 2013, 10:45:27 PM |
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I think it may fall suddenly down to $20, where it was a while ago and stayed there for a while...
or maybe it will continue going up, you never know!
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March 14, 2013, 10:56:57 PM |
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I kinda agree we'll see a pullback into the 20's (look for support around 25). If that holds it's a buying opportunity and the next push will be between 60-75.
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March 14, 2013, 11:06:24 PM |
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What goes up suddenly, must come down to settle. Value should increase significantly, provided the whole paradigm exist.
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March 14, 2013, 11:14:21 PM |
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Its a "thinly traded" market, and therefore is subject to a few "characteristics" you won't find in commodities such as "CORN" or "Swiss Francs"
1. Price volatility. Bitcoin has the potential to "Kiss" very high numbers - as seen in that graph.
2. Crushing/Squeezing: Entities that do not want to see it appreciate can hammer thinly traded markets.
3. Manipulating: These same entities can make profits with predictable "swings". Several methods exist to "damper" their effects; community involvement with an awareness of what they can do, as well as "tempering your own greed" by using bitcoin as a "safe haven" and not an "investment" (avoid speculation, rather learn to rely on Bitcoin's stability), is a big part of that.
4. Expansion and a nice, steady rise against other currencies. Because of the nature of issuance and security of the hash, Bitcoin has the potential to rise quite steadily as many nations are currently involved in "currency printing wars" to devalue their currencies at accelerated rates.
This trend can only play well for Bitcoin or any currency that restricts its issuance to a known, predictable rate.
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March 15, 2013, 12:26:00 AM |
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It's a little hard to say, given that the price has been rising fairly steadily for only a little over a year now, but here are my speculations. I'll probably be proven wrong in a year, but that's fine by me! In March of 2014, one Bitcoin will be worth between $175 and $300. If you want a more precise answer, I'll say $180. In the short term, I foresee a bubble popping sometime this month. It'll be only a tiny ripple compared to the June 2011 bubble. The price will drop to about $30 within two months (by May). The price will slowly rise for about three months (until August) and then rise more quickly up to $100 in two months by October. I hope that's detailed enough speculation for everyone! I also hope that I'm right about the price drop in a couple months. I'm holding out to buy some Bitcoins at that time. ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Edit: by the way, feel free to quote me so I can't "revoke" my speculations.
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March 15, 2013, 12:42:27 AM |
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I think $40+ a bitcoin is already a bit insane. To me, this means that, probably not many people are actually paying USD for their bitcoins, but are rather acquiring them through other methods.
A very interesting point Zithras. Does that not also rule out the $ as the only form of commodity to exchange for value though?
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March 15, 2013, 01:38:15 AM |
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Hmm, i'm just new to this, but i might consider an investment looking at that graph!
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March 16, 2013, 12:55:29 AM |
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That is hard to predict. Bitcoin is a VERY unique investment opportunity. The more businesses that accept BTC as payment, the higher its value will need to be.
Think of it this way. Suppose we have a single business that does 100 million in sales a day. If they begin accepting BTC and do 10% of their sales in Bitcoin, then with the current number of Bitcoins in existence (~11 million) each one would need to go up slightly under a dollar to be able to capitalize the daily sales of that business that are paid for in BTC. Therefore, the more businesses that accept BTC and the more people that use BTC the higher it will need to rise.
The above is of course a bit simplistic as many people are simply holding BTC and they are not in active circulation. This means that the BTC value would probably need to go up more than a dollar to effectively capitalize the daily sales of that one business.
To make Bitcoin succeed by all means buy some as an investment, but it is equally important to support the businesses that accept BTC by buying from them and paying in BTC.
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