Bitcoin could hit $125K this week — and it’s only the beginning

Bitcoin is poised to hit $125,000 this week and not because of hype, but because of something far more powerful: political support, regulatory momentum and sustained institutional capital.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has already pushed through $122,000. All the signals point to $125K in sight within days. It’s a move powered by conditions we haven’t seen align at this scale before.

At the political level, the shift has been dramatic. President Trump has publicly embraced the role of “crypto president,” positioning digital assets at the centre of the American financial future. His alignment with the crypto industry — from miners and stablecoin issuers to retail investors and fintech platforms — is no longer symbolic. It is deliberate, and it is policy-bound.

In Washington, lawmakers are responding. This week, the House is set to debate a slate of crypto-related bills, including the Genius Act, which would provide long-awaited clarity on stablecoin regulation at the federal level. If passed, it will not only establish a framework for one of the fastest-growing segments in the crypto ecosystem, it will also put the US ahead of most other major economies in offering digital asset certainty.

This is not a marginal event. Crypto is no longer a niche interest or speculative curiosity. It’s front and centre in American economic thinking. And that is being recognised in markets everywhere.

The impact is already visible. Bitcoin has doubled in the past year, and capital continues to flow into the asset at scale. The success of US spot Bitcoin ETFs was just the beginning. We’re now seeing that momentum go from strong to systemic.

Institutions aren’t waiting for the politics to settle, they’re already moving. Major asset managers, including BlackRock and Fidelity, have scaled up their exposure. This signals to everyone else — family offices, pension funds, private banks — that Bitcoin is now part of mainstream allocation thinking.

Wall Street has crossed the Rubicon. The capital is committed, the infrastructure is in place, and the liquidity is maturing fast. At this point, anyone still arguing that Bitcoin is uninvestable hasn’t been paying attention. The market is responding exactly as we expected it to: decisively and broadly.

At deVere, we’ve long maintained that Bitcoin would reach $150,000 within this cycle. That forecast remains in place. In fact, the path is strengthening. The next sharp move could be to $140K. That will likely be followed by a healthy and expected correction — but then, if momentum holds, a strong rally beyond the previous peak.

These cycles are not new. Bitcoin surges, cools, consolidates, then breaks higher. That’s not volatility for its own sake. That’s price discovery in a still-maturing market reacting to real institutional inflows and macro catalysts.

The price isn’t rising in a vacuum. Bitcoin’s current market cap is now above $2.3 trillion. The broader digital asset space is approaching $4 trillion. This is not speculative froth. It’s asset reallocation at scale. Capital is not gambling — it’s rotating.

We’re also seeing that in equities. Crypto-linked companies, particularly US-listed miners and ETF-holding entities, are gaining fast. This isn’t just a Bitcoin story — it’s a broader shift in how digital infrastructure is being valued by public markets.

Some analysts will focus only on the price, but the more important shift is structural. Regulatory clarity is advancing. Institutions are building long-term positions. And the political environment in the US — the largest capital market in the world — is now openly supportive of digital assets.

When the US codifies a clear framework for digital assets, others will follow. We expect regulatory alignment across parts of Europe, the Gulf and Asia once Washington sets the tone. This is how adoption accelerates.

Sovereigns are also watching closely. Central banks, which were once publicly sceptical of crypto, are now privately studying where Bitcoin fits into their long-term reserves and digital currency strategies. When geopolitical uncertainty rises and fiat systems come under pressure, decentralised stores of value look increasingly relevant — even essential.

The market now understands that Bitcoin’s future won’t be shaped by rhetoric alone, but by policy, capital and access. All three are aligning. And that’s why the $125,000 mark isn’t a finish line — it’s just a milestone on the way to a more substantial revaluation.

Bitcoin is back — not just in price, but in global relevance. The next breakout confirms what many of us have said for years: this is not a speculative asset. This is a financial infrastructure layer. And it’s being priced accordingly.

The final barrier isn’t belief. That’s already been overcome. The final barrier is formal recognition by the systems that matter most — political, financial, regulatory. That recognition is now underway.

Bitcoin at $125K is the market’s way of saying: this is happening.

And it’s happening faster than most thought possible.

Nigel Green, is the group CEO and founder of deVere Group, an independent global financial consultancy.

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