Macroeconomist and investment strategist Lyn Alden revises her Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction to $80,000

Macroeconomist and investment strategist Lyn Alden revised her Bitcoin price prediction for 2025. Despite geopolitical and economic challenges, she predicted high numbers for the BTC price. She maintains that Bitcoin will likely close the year above its current value of approximately $85,00.

Macroeconomist and investment strategist Lyn Alden has revised her Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction for 2025, taking into account recent geopolitical and economic challenges. While her earlier optimism has been tempered by policy changes, such as former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, which impacted her original BTC forecast, her revised prediction still predicts high numbers for the BTC price.

Her predictions suggest that Bitcoin will likely close the year above its current value of approximately $85,000. Alden's predictions are based on her observations of Bitcoin's correlation with liquidity cycles and her warnings of traditional financial market stress triggering unpredictable moves in Bitcoin trading.

"Before all this tariff kerfuffle, I would have had a higher price target," Alden said, directly tying expectations for Bitcoin price growth to changes in trade policy.

However, she still expects Bitcoin to outperform over the long term, especially if global liquidity improves. According to Alden, a large-scale "liquidity unlock," such as the Federal Reserve intervening with programs like quantitative easing or yield curve control, could help push BTC price toward six-figure territory. In such an environment, Bitcoin would benefit disproportionately compared to traditional assets.

Unlike traditional markets that operate within fixed hours, Bitcoin trading continues around the clock, making it more sensitive to sudden changes in investor sentiment. Alden highlighted this unique trait as both a strength and a weakness of BTC. On weekends, when traders can’t react through equity markets, Bitcoin becomes the outlet for shifting capital and risk-off sentiment.

"It's able to decouple from the Nasdaq 100 in certain macroeconomic conditions," she stated. If a scenario similar to the 2003-2007 pre-Global Financial Crisis period reemerges, weakening dollar cycles may return. In that case, Bitcoin could follow trends seen in gold and emerging markets. Alden believes the economic backdrop might create the ideal conditions for a positive BTC forecast over multiple years.

In a September research paper, Alden dubbed Bitcoin a "Global Liquidity Barometer," highlighting that Bitcoin moves in sync with global M2 money supply 83% of the time over 12 months. Compared to assets like the S&P 500 or gold, Bitcoin showed the highest correlation with global liquidity flows, reinforcing her long-term BTC forecast.

Alden believes that the current economic cycle could see capital flowing away from traditional U.S. equities toward harder assets and alternative stores of value. In that landscape, Bitcoin may benefit even if theNasdaq underperforms.

She anticipates some level of price turbulence due to ongoing geopolitical risks and liquidity tightening. However, despite this uncertainty, Alden remains cautiously optimistic. If macro conditions align favorably, Bitcoin has a "good chance" of reclaiming the $100,000 mark before year-end. By this statement, she is supporting her adjusted but still bullish Bitcoin price prediction.

While Alden's revised Bitcoin price prediction is slightly more conservative than before, her overall view on the asset remains the same. Navigating through volatile conditions in Bitcoin trading and influenced by factors like tariffs and liquidity, Bitcoin continues to evolve as a unique global asset.

With long-term dynamics favoring decentralized, hard-money alternatives, Bitcoin's future remains promising. However, the path ahead may be shaped by market turbulence and unexpected macro shifts.