Bitcoin in 2015: Your Predictions

[BitPost]

Hey guys,

There were many thoughts expressed by Bitcoin experts about 2015 forecasts. But we'd like to hear the voice of community. What do you think will happen to Bitcoin in the upcoming year? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? What makes you think so? Please, speak out. We'd like to hear more opinions.

Started a thread on Reddit as well:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2r7cy2/bitcoin_in_2015_your_predictions/

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[Flashman]

I'm going to go with the cast iron solid prediction that price will go sideways, better than 50% of the time. 

[H.W.Z]

I think many consumer killer applications will come out in 2015, the ecosystem will be getting more comprehensive and perfect, fundamental factors will come out to increase its intrinsic value to support its price.

[BitPost]

Hey guys,

There were many thoughts expressed by Bitcoin experts about 2015 forecasts. But we'd like to hear the voice of community. What do you think will happen to Bitcoin in the upcoming year? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? What makes you think so? Please, speak out. We'd like to hear more opinions.

Optimistic or pessimistic about the price or the technology and the developments happening?

Actually, it may concern anything. Starting from the Bitcoin price, and ending up with more in-depth issues, such as technology & developments

[Q7]

I try to be optimistic. I mean what else can go wrong from here. There is no more Mt Gox. People are gaining trust in the system. Microsoft is trying it out to see if it works. Not to mention Paypal. Forget about the price. If it drops, I'm sure there are many who are willing to buy at lower price, pushing it back up once again.

[okae]

well, im optimist, i think the key is that more and more companys are accepting the btc, and thats pretty good for all of us.

just look at companys like microsoft who is trying it now.

[rayson]

bitcoin 2015

[LOBSTER]

Currently feeling that it drops to 220$. I've never seen the drop comin' so fast.

[QuestionAuthority]

The price will go up and down and up and down. Someone will come up with a new thin SPV client (as if I want to trust a full node other than my own) and no one will prune the blockchain to reduce its ridiculous torrent worthy size. Someone will release the news of another portable device, phone interface or card that holds Bitcoins to use at a store but the userbase won't grow enough for new devices to have value. Someone will release the news of a new Bitcoin NFC creation because all the phones are headed that way. 50 new scammers will be caught. At least 1/3 or more of them will be businesses. A couple of exchanges will fail either due to regulations or fraud/incompetence of the owner. The Bitcoin Foundation will be involved in another major scandal. A handful of new bugs will be discovered in the main client and it will be updated a half dozen more times but remain in beta. The forum will become more and more of a resource for law enforcement and the admin will get an increasing number of subpoenas for information to support current cases. BitPay will convince another handful of large corporations to accept Bitcoin using a zero fee deal. Small miners will continue to be pushed out of the market as technology changes and old pools die focusing the mining effort into the hands of fewer large pools and large farms. At least one country in the world will ban Bitcoin and one will welcome it. There will be 200 or more new "who's satoshi" threads.  

I can't wait to come back here in a year and check this.

[pozmu]

Bitcoin will go more mainstream, everyday I see more and more online sites accepting it as a payment method, hopefully with bigger volume price will stabilise bit more or even go up slightly. On the other hand I see more and more sites accepting Paypal (not such popular in my country) so it will be a fierce competition as it's still much, much easier to fund Paypal account than buy BTC.
I wonder when one of the banks will offer direct buying BTC via their internet banking system, if ever 

[dmugetsu]

it will sky rocketed because of the positive respond from big company

[ensurance982]

After last year, I really believe we will at least stabilize a lot and I expect the price to be at least above $500 at the end of the year - although this is just pure speculation on my side...

[SmoothCurves]

New ATH in 2015 around $5500

[carlosiness]

I believe it will be more stabilized as more and more companies get involved into it

[ensurance982]

New ATH in 2015 around $5500

That would be truly awesome, could you name some reasons why you believe this is going to happen? If this really holds true, I believe it will happen due to pure speculation and the typical increase of media attention at some point, followed by a new influx of money.

[ikydesu]

My Predictions is around $500-$600 in the mid of this year.

New ATH in 2015 around $5500

Wow you're so very optimistic

[Guido]

I think by late spring we will see ATH

[SmoothCurves]

New ATH in 2015 around $5500

That would be truly awesome, could you name some reasons why you believe this is going to happen? If this really holds true, I believe it will happen due to pure speculation and the typical increase of media attention at some point, followed by a new influx of money.

Heavily manipulated market. Lots of newbie selling low into strong hands. In order for Bitcoin to prove to the world how resilient it is we need to head into the low $200's - perhaps lower. Then rebound with great strength to around $5000. Anyone who sold or made fun of Bitcoin in 2014 will look like a fool. This same exact thing happened in during the bubble/crash of 2011-2012

[ensurance982]

New ATH in 2015 around $5500

That would be truly awesome, could you name some reasons why you believe this is going to happen? If this really holds true, I believe it will happen due to pure speculation and the typical increase of media attention at some point, followed by a new influx of money.

Heavily manipulated market. Lots of newbie selling low into strong hands. In order for Bitcoin to prove to the world how resilient it is we need to head into the low $200's - perhaps lower. Then rebound with great strength to around $5000. Anyone who sold or made fun of Bitcoin in 2014 will look like a fool. This same exact thing happened in during the bubble/crash of 2011-2012

Yeah, this is mostly what I'm thinking as well. We had 2 serious bubbles in 2013 and I do get why the price at the beginning of 2014 may not have been sustainable at that time, but I do believe that we are undervalued at this time. If we go above $2500, I'd be content

[Guido]

the last major spike was extinguished very quickly by china and mtgox
they are out the way now

low price is manipulation, miners dumping , very thin exchange volumes and new large adopters autoselling

when the major price rises come they will be sustained imo and bottom out at a MUCH higher price than now
because of the shortlived nature of last spike, when we get anywhere near $1k again, people will sell everything so as not to get caught out twice
this is when the bullwhales corner the market imo
people will never be able to get back in again without paying a premium imho

good times ahead in 2015