Investment management firm VanEck has doubled down on its bold Bitcoin price prediction, reaffirming its target of $180,000 for BTC by the end of 2025. This projection, detailed in the firm's mid-August 2025 ChainCheck report, represents a potential 56% increase from Bitcoin's current price of approximately $115,000.
VanEck's optimism is rooted in several key factors. The report highlights steady institutional inflows and continued corporate treasury allocations to Bitcoin even during recent market dips. On-chain data shows that 92% of Bitcoin holdings were profitable before the last local high, indicating strong investor positioning. Despite mining difficulty reaching new peaks, the sector remains robust with U.S. miners consolidating global market share and maintaining solid revenues.
The analysis does acknowledge some risks, including Ethereum attracting sizable institutional flows, the collapse of Ordinals usage, and potential volatility if capital rotation slows. However, VanEck maintains that Bitcoin's institutional adoption has fundamentally changed its market dynamics, providing stability while potentially limiting the sharp capital rotations that once drove retail manias.
This institutional confidence has also drawn attention to projects aiming to solve Bitcoin's scalability issues. Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), positioned as an execution layer for Bitcoin, has gained traction with its presale raising over $10.6 million. The project aims to bring Solana-style scalability to Bitcoin through the Solana Virtual Machine, offering sub-second transactions and near-zero fees while being secured by Bitcoin's monetary base. The $HYPER token is currently priced at $0.012755 in presale, with stakers earning a 103% APY.