Why Bitcoin bulls still think $100K is in the cards despite ugly end to 2021

Why Bitcoin bulls still think $100K is in the cards despite ugly end to 2021

Cryptocurrencies boomed in 2021, but Bitcoin's (BTC-USD) late year retrenchment left many investors unsure about the same returns in the new year.

Buoyed by demand for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi), Ethereum (ETH-USD) and smaller cryptocurrencies ended up stealing the spotlight from Bitcoin. Its market capitalization, currently under 40%, is the second lowest it has ever been according to Trading View data. 

Trading around $47,300, Bitcoin is down 8% since last week and 31% lower than the all-time high it hit in November near $69,000. While hopes for Bitcoin $100,000 have been dashed in the short-term, bulls remain unflappable — and some aren’t afraid to double down on their predictions.