U.At this time – In his newest essay, “Water, Water, All over the place,” BitMex co-founder Arthur Hayes shares his ideas on the way forward for the cryptocurrency market. Particularly, Hayes makes a prediction about altcoins, stating that their true ascent will solely start as soon as (BTC) and (ETH) cross a number of key worth milestones.

The crypto entrepreneur believes that present market situations are setting the stage for main modifications. He factors out a transparent connection between the decline in funds within the reverse repurchase settlement (RRP) market and the rise in Bitcoin costs. As extra funds enter the system by way of RRPs, asset costs, together with cryptocurrencies, will rise.

Hayes stays optimistic about Bitcoin's future, believing it may hit $100,000 within the close to future and probably even $1 million sooner or later. He expects the market to interrupt out of its sideways pattern by September and plans to make the most of the present market weak point over the summer time.

When is altcoin season?

Nevertheless, full-fledged altcoin season has but to reach, Hayes predicts, and can solely occur as soon as Bitcoin and Ethereum break by way of the $70,000 and $4,000 ranges, respectively. He additionally acknowledged the potential for altcoins surpassing $250, however downplayed the impression in comparison with the bigger market caps of BTC and ETH.

Hayes expects liquidity to peak earlier than the U.S. elections and plans to promote cryptocurrencies in October, however this isn't the tip of the highway. He means that the true bull marketplace for cryptocurrencies will start after the U.S. debt ceiling situation is resolved in early 2025.

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