“…I think Q1 [or] Q2 [2019] if the institutions start coming in, we’ll put in new highs,” he told the network.
Novogratz was speaking the day Fidelity Investments announced it would release a custody solution tailored to such institutional investors looking for security when interacting with cryptoassets.
While this was a boon for Bitcoin, Novogratz said, the solution needed testing prior to it attaining mass interest based on investor trust.
“They’ll probably be up and running in January or Q1,” he continued.
“And then you’ve got to run some water through the pipes, so my guess is you start seeing institutional flows into purely cryptoassets late first quarter [or] early second quarter.”
Other finance commentators have so far stuck to more daring price predictions for the end of this year meanwhile, Fundstrat Global Advisors analyst Tom Lee for instance maintaining a possible $25,000 Bitcoin price by the new year.
In late September, Lee further forecast Ethereum (ETH) rising to $1,900 within the same timeframe – 40 percent more than its record highs.
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