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Charles Hoskinson Says Bitcoin to Reach $250K in 2025 as Geopolitical Focus Shifts
- Hoskinson believes the move away from rules-based international order to great powers conflict makes a strong case for cryptocurrency as the only viable option for globalisation.
- The Cardano founder predicts markets will stabilise once people realise the tariff issues are negotiable, followed by Fed rate cuts that will pour cheap money into crypto.
- Hoskinson forecasts market volatility for 3-5 months before a renewed rally starting around August/September that could last another 6-12 months.
- Despite current market turmoil with Bitcoin down 26% from its all-time high and Cardano down 80%, community sentiment for ADA remains strongly bullish.
The way Bitcoin is flip-flopping right now – thanks to worries about escalating trade wars – might make you feel nauseous, but how does US$250k per coin by the end of 2025 sound? According to Ethereum co-founder and Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, it’s absolutely achievable.
Speaking on CNBC’s “Beyond The Valley” podcast, Hoskinson said that the tariff troubles are actually demonstrating crypto’s value and will be good for the space in the long run.
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Move Away from Rules-Based Order Makes Case for Crypto, Says Hoskinson
He added that we’re currently moving away from a “rules-based international order to a great powers conflict”, which makes a strong case for crypto.
If Russia wants to invade Ukraine, it invades Ukraine. If China wants to invade Taiwan, it’s going to do that. So treaties don’t really work so well, and global business doesn’t really work so well there. So your only option for globalization is crypto.
Charles Hoskinson Hoskinson also doesn’t believe the bull market is over, saying that Bitcoin will reach US$250k (AU$401k) by the end of 2025.
How? Hoskinson says, “markets will stabilize a little bit, and they’ll get used to the new normal”.
What will happen is that the tariff stuff will be a dud, and that people will realize that the world is willing to negotiate, and it’s really just U.S. versus China. And a lot of people will side with us. Some people side with China.
Charles Hoskinson Once Fed Lowers Rates, Money Will Pour into Sector, Cardano Founder Believes
And then we’re off to the races because the “Fed will lower interest rates, and then you’ll have a lot of fast, cheap money, and then it’ll pour into crypto”, the Cardano founder added.
He also highlighted the increased use of crypto and the passing of stablecoin legislation, both of which are set to boost the industry.
In the immediate future Hoskinson sees volatility and that the crypto market “will stall for probably the next three to five months”, before he sees a renewed rally later this year.
And then you’ll have a huge wave of speculative interest come, probably August or September, into the markets, and that’ll carry through probably another six to 12 months.
Charles Hoskinson Crypto Markets Suffer from Ongoing Volatility
The crypto market, along with most other financial markets, has experienced turmoil over the past few days. Both Bitcoin and Cardano are down on the daily and weekly timeframes.
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Bitcoin is currently trading for US$80,522 (AU$130,198), down 26% from its all-time high of US$109,114 (AU$176,430) made in January 2025.
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Cardano’s ADA trades at US$0.62 (AU$1.00), down a staggering 80% from its all-time high (ATH) of US$3.10 (AU$5.01) reached in September 2021. The tenth-largest coin by market cap has struggled to gain momentum, though community sentiment remains strong.
Out of 960k votes on CoinMarketCap, 89% are bullish on the coin, suggesting that there may be more to come for one of the oldest crypto projects.
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Aaron Feuerstein
Aaron Feuerstein is a freelance writer based in Melbourne. His focus is on decentralised finance and the regulatory space surrounding blockchain. He holds a Master's in Accounting. When he is not studying the latest legal case, he enjoys his time as a modest but eager hobby cook.
