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Trends with Benefits Quickie #6: Reviewing Crypto Predictions with Matthew Sigel

03 February 2025

Listen Time 25:48 MIN

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel reflects on his 2024 crypto predictions—wins, misses, and what’s next for 2025, including his bitcoin price target and the Trump administration’s impact on crypto.

In this episode, Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research, reviews his 2024 crypto predictions, highlighting key wins like bitcoin hitting $100K. He discusses what’s ahead for 2025, including a regulatory shift under the Trump administration, the rise of AI agents, and the potential approval of additional crypto exchange-traded products. He also explores Ethereum’s developments, bitcoin’s four-year cycle, and the benefits of setting a dollar-cost averaging strategy for bitcoin.


Show Notes:

01:52 2024 crypto predictions scorecard

06:00 Success of spot bitcoin ETFs

07:08 Crypto predictions for 2025

09:35 Crypto’s momentum and 2025 bitcoin price target

13:20 AI’s role in crypto

18:20 Advice to crypto investors

19:55 Bitcoin’s price peaks

20:33 Trump administration’s impact on crypto

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