Canary CEO Predicts Bitcoin Will Hit $150K This Year—But Ethereum Surge Won’t Last

Bitcoin may climb as excessive as $150,000 earlier than the tip of the 12 months, adopted by one other bear market in 2026, based on Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital. However he is not satisfied that the current Ethereum surge will proceed.

The BTC prediction comes as crypto markets flirt with document highs and institutional buyers pile into exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitcoin hit a brand new all-time excessive of $124,128 on Wednesday.

“There’s a higher than 50% likelihood that Bitcoin goes to the $140,000 to $150,000 vary this 12 months earlier than we see one other bear market subsequent 12 months,” McClurg stated in a Friday interview with CNBC.

McClurg attributed the rally to rising demand from ETFs and an increasing base of institutional consumers, together with sovereign wealth funds, pensions, and company treasuries.



“These inflows are creating the next value in Bitcoin,” he stated.

The forecast comes as Canary Capital has filed ETF purposes tied to a number of altcoins, together with XRP, Sui, Cronus (CRO), Hedera (HBAR), and President Trump’s official meme coin on Solana.

The agency has not filed an ETF software associated to Ethereum, which McClurg criticized as an outdated community—although ETH has been the most important gainer in current weeks amongst main cryptocurrencies, nearing an all-time excessive on Thursday earlier than cooling off alongside the broader market.

“I’m not an enormous fan of Ethereum, solely as a result of it’s an older know-how,” he stated. “There’s plenty of different protocols which might be quicker, cheaper to transact, and basically safer.”

McClurg credited Ethereum with “an amazing run over a few five-year interval,” however stated newer blockchains like Solana and Sui have eclipsed it. “I do anticipate it to wane and never see all-time highs,” he added.

One analyst that Decrypt spoke with questioned McClurg’s skepticism towards Ethereum.

“Ethereum might be extraordinarily exhausting to compete with regardless of what some name ‘older tech,’ as a result of Ethereum owns the developer ecosystem,” Amberdata Director of Derivatives Greg Magadini instructed Decrypt. “It’s just like the iPhone platform that permits builders to construct apps instantly on its infrastructure. These community results solely compound over time.”

Magadini predicts Ethereum will catch as much as Bitcoin on a relative foundation, with ETH/BTC reaching 7%—implying an ETH value between $8,000 and $10,000.

Regardless of this, Magadini agreed that Bitcoin may exceed $150,000 in 2025, pushed by inflation hedging and investor urge for food for threat.

“Given the mixture of an fairness market rally and political strain on the Fed to chop charges whereas inflation stays excessive, we’ve the proper context for increased Bitcoin costs,” he stated. “Bitcoin strikes like a mixture of digital gold and a risk-on asset—and proper now, each these sentiments are serving to costs transfer increased.”

Canary’s McClurg additionally floated the thought of a Litecoin comeback, evaluating it to “silver” alongside Bitcoin’s “gold.” The agency has additionally filed with the SEC to launch a spot Litecoin ETF.

“Litecoin has the power to course of Ordinals quite a bit quicker,” McClurg stated, referring to the digital artwork and information inscription that critics say has strained the Bitcoin community (although much less so currently). “So I do anticipate Litecoin to return again in a serious approach and for use for smaller transactions.”

McClurg additional famous that crypto’s seasonality may add volatility within the months forward.

“August is traditionally a foul month for any threat asset, particularly cryptocurrencies,” he stated. “September and October are normally very sturdy.”

Canary Capital didn’t instantly reply to Decrypt’s request for remark.