{
  "id": 17598283,
  "title": "Bitwise Just Boosted Its 10-Year Bitcoin Price Target to $1.6 Million. That Would Likely Make Bitcoin the Top-Performing Asset of the Next Decade.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bitwise-just-boosted-its-10-year-bitcoin-price-target-to-1-6-million",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T12:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/01/bitwise-just-boosted-its-10-year-bitcoin-price-tar/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bitwise, a prominent crypto asset manager, has just announced an ambitious $1.6 million price target for Bitcoin by the year 2036. This is significantly higher than the previous $1 million target, which was once considered outdated. The organization bases its forecast on an extraordinary compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34% over the next decade. If Bitcoin were to reach this milestone, it would likely become the top-performing asset of the decade, outpacing all other investments. Bitwise's projection is predicated on Bitcoin maintaining its historical growth rate, which has been an impressive 37% from 2017 to 2026. However, some analysts caution that such a rapid growth rate is unlikely to persist indefinitely. JPMorgan Chase, for instance, predicts a more modest 10% annualized growth over the next decade. Even in a highly optimistic scenario for cryptocurrencies, JPMorgan anticipates a more modest 17% annual growth rate, which would result in a value of approximately $370,000 after a decade, falling far short of Bitwise's estimate. Despite the skepticism, Bitcoin has a proven history of delivering exponential gains to investors. The digital asset has experienced steady growth from $1 to $10 to $100 to $1,000 to $10,000 to $100,000, prompting initial skeptics to question its potential for further increases. At each stage, Bitcoin's value defied expectations, suggesting that it may eventually reach the $1 million price level. However, for those who believe this will occur within the next decade, it is prudent to temper expectations. Under a long-run annualized growth rate of 10%, it could take more than 25 years for Bitcoin to attain a seven-digit price, challenging the conventional wisdom that Bitcoin's growth trajectory will be swift and sustained.",
  "summary": "In order to hit a price of $1.6 million in 10 years, Bitcoin will need to grow at a 34% annual clip.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Bitwise Just Boosted Its 10-Year Bitcoin Price Target to $1.6 Million. That Would Likely Make Bitcoin the Top-Performing Asset of the Next Decade.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bitwise-just-boosted-its-10-year-bitcoin-price-target-to-1-6-million-17606223",
        "published": "2026-11-01T12:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}