Key figures from leading mining and manufacturing firms are anticipating that the fourth Bitcoin halving, scheduled for 2024, could propel the price of Bitcoin (BTC) beyond the $100,000 mark.
This intriguing insight was shared by Canaan’s Vice President, Davis Hui, during a panel discussion at Canaan’s Avalon Bitcoin and Crypto Day (ABCD) in Singapore.
This panel included prominent Bitcoin mining executives from Singapore, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates, all of whom offered similar BTC price predictions for 2024, citing the profound impact of the upcoming Bitcoin mining reward halving.
Hui emphasized the impending reduction in Bitcoin’s supply, which will drop to 6.25 BTC per block after the reward halving.
Simultaneously, traditional financial institutions are displaying an increasingly keen interest in investing in the cryptocurrency sector.
Hui pointed out that industry giants like BlackRock, managing a staggering $10 trillion in assets, hold five times more value than the entire cryptocurrency market capitalization, currently standing at $2 trillion.
This surge in institutional interest, coupled with the halving’s supply reduction, is expected to drive BTC’s price upward.
Furthermore, Hui underscored the significance of several Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications pending with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), submitted by some of the world’s largest asset managers.
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These applications, once approved, are anticipated to inject substantial capital into the cryptocurrency market, further fueling the demand for BTC and contributing to its price surge.
Hui also shed light on the challenging environment faced by most miners in the fiercely competitive market, where all-time high hash rates and network difficulties are eroding miner profitability.
In response, miners who cannot cover their electricity costs with their mining rewards are shutting down their operations.
However, those continuing to mine are doing so with an eye on the potential gains following the 2024 halving.
He also noted that miners capable of upgrading to more efficient and powerful machines are likely to maintain better profitability.
Hui speculated that mining companies in the United States might face particular challenges due to high electricity and administrative costs.
In a candid admission, Hui revealed that Canaan, like other industry players, reported a financial loss in the first quarter of 2023, underscoring the prolonged impact of the cryptocurrency bear market.
Despite these challenges, the industry remains optimistic about the future, driven by the potential market dynamics set to unfold as a result of the fourth Bitcoin halving.
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