Scott Minerd, the CIO at Guggenheim Partners has predicted that Bitcoin could fall as low as 50% and settle towards $20,000. The Chief Investment Officer believes that the leading cryptocurrency moved too fast over the past quarter and as a result Bitcoin is “very frothy” and could see a “major correction” in the near term. However, he remains bullish on the overall cryptocurrency whose price he sees eventually hitting as high as $600,000.
<h2><strong>Guggenheim CIO Warns Bitcoin Could Fall Back to $20,000</strong></h2>
Appearing on CNBC’s “<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/21/bitcoin-could-plunge-50percent-near-term-guggenheims-scott-minerd-warns.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Worldwide Exchange</a>”, Guggenheim's Global Chief Investment Officer, Scott Minerd has warned of a “major correction” in Bitcoin in the near term.

Claiming that Bitcoin is “very frothy,” Minerd is forecasting a 50% decline in the price of the cryptocurrency:

<i>“I think we could pull back to $20,000 to $30,000 on bitcoin, which would be a 50% decline, but the interesting thing about bitcoin is we’ve seen these kinds of declines before.”</i>

However, Minerd did say he remains bullish over the long run, predicting an eventual rise of the cryptocurrency to $400,000 to $600,000.

<i>“Given the massive move we’ve had in bitcoin over the short run, things are very frothy, and I think we’re going to have to have a major correction in bitcoin.”</i>

<i>“Supply of bitcoin is growing 2% a year and demand is growing faster. That’s all you really need to know, and that means it’s going higher,” </i>adds Minerd. <i>
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<h2><strong>Scott Minerd's Prediction on Bitcoin Has Been Incorrect in the Past</strong></h2>
Minerd is quite popular for his incorrect price predictions on the flagship cryptocurrency. Earlier when Bitcoin entered a consolidation phase in February, Minerd said that the <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/guggenheim-cio-says-bitcoin-not-having-enough-institutional-demand/">institutional demand</a> was not strong enough to drive the price further.

However, since then the price of the leading cryptocurrency has doubled its price to register a new ATH of <span class="no-wrap">$64,804.7</span> with major support from institutional and corporate players.

In addition to being the global chief investment officer, Minerd is also the<a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/guggenheim-partners-cio-sees-bitcoin-reaching-600000-as-crypto-respectability-grows/"> chairman</a> of Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management, and <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/guggenheim-warns-investors-of-bitcoins-pullback-but-call-it-great-entry-point-at-the-same-time/">investment advisory division</a> of Guggenheim Partners. The investment firm has about $270 billion in total assets under management across fixed income, equity, and alternative strategies.

Bitcoin Could Plummet 50%, Pulling Back to $20,000: Guggenheim CIO

Scott Minerd, the CIO at Guggenheim Partners has predicted that Bitcoin could fall as low as 50% and settle towards $20,000.

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Bitcoin Could Plummet 50%, Pulling Back to $20,000: Guggenheim CIO

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