Bitcoin Explodes Above $44K After Tesla Buys BTC: What’s Next?

Yashu Gola

4 years ago

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Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, BTCUSD, BTCUSDT

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Bitcoin exploded to a new record high on Monday after Tesla revealed that it had purchased around $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency in January.

The flagship cryptocurrency reached $44,900 ahead of the New York opening bell, pointing to extended gains as traders rejoiced the entry of the Wall Street’s fifth-largest firm into the cryptocurrency sector. Bitcoin bulls expect the price to hit $100,000 on mainstream demand especially against the cryptocurrency’s limited supply cap of 21 million units.

Bitcoin hits ATH following Tesla's BTC adoption. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com

Tesla involuntarily projected similar adoption spree in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The carmaker stated that it changed its investment policy to use its spare cash reserves for purchasing “alternative reserve assets” like Bitcoin. It further admitted that it has enough US dollar balances to expand its cryptocurrency portfolio in the future.

“Moreover,” the Tesla filing added, “we expect to begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for our products in the near future, subject to applicable laws and initially on a limited basis, which we may or may not liquidate upon receipt.”

Future Bitcoin Projections

Many analysts agreed that Tesla’s Bitcoin adoption news validated the cryptocurrency’s $50,000 price target in the short-term. Mike McGlone, the senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg, reiterated his bullish stance about Bitcoin in conjunction with the Tesla news, stating:

“Tesla may be [the] catalyst to get Bitcoin market cap to $1 Trillion. The firm’s disclosure that it’s investing in Bitcoin and accepting the cryptocurrency for payment is a stepping stone similar to onboarding by PayPal in October, which points to about $50,000 as the next resistance.”

Alex Krüger, an independent macro analyst, also called for a $50,000 Bitcoin.

“I am revising my 2021 BTC Bitcoin end of year projection to $63,442,” added another analyst Cheds.

Bitcoin was trading at $43,473 at press time.

Yashu Gola

Yashu Gola is a Mumbai-based finance journalist. He is profoundly active in the bitcoin space since 2014 – and has contributed to several cryptocurrency media outlets, including NewsBTC, FxDailyReport, Bitcoinist, and CCN.

Academically, Yashu holds a bachelor's in information technology, with majors in data structures and C++ programming language. He has also won the 'Atulya Award' for his efforts towards raising $100,000 for an India-based farming project.

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