Despite yesterday's volatility in cryptocurrency markets and a noticeable drop in the price of Bitcoin, well-known digital currency critic Jeffrey Gundlach said that in the near future the price of the first cryptocurrency will reach $ 5,000.

In an interview with CNBC Channel, Gundlach, who is the head of DoubleLine, which manages assets of $ 200 billion, noted that risky investors could make easy profits if they turn to Bitcoin trading.

During the session of questions and answers on the Reddit portal, the founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange - brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss predicted that in the future the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market would exceed $ 7 trillion.

According to the twins, the evolution of technology in the future will change the trade, financial system, Internet and cash. They stressed that the process would not be easy and perhaps not very successful, but the brothers believe that technological revolutions will create new rules and this will lead to success.

With the advent of the New Year, a large number of forecasts regarding cryptocurrency rates appeared. Last year, many forecasts did not take into account the "bearish" trend, which dominated the market throughout 2018 and led to a fall in Bitcoin price by more than 80%. The beginning of this year was marked by the forecast rate of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, published by the independent agency Weiss Ratings.

According to the Weiss Ratings forecast, 2019 foreshadows the growth of Bitcoin popularity. The international rating agency expects that more and more people will consider cryptocurrency as a store of value, and Bitcoin will finally become stronger in its status of digital gold.

Time magazine published an article saying that a cryptocurrency "has a meaning for freedom" and is a "way out" of authoritarianism.

According to the author of the article, Alex Gladstein, transactions protected from unauthorized access and state control open up the possibility for inclusion in financial transactions, and mean that the world should spend more time developing Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency enthusiast and founder of Morgan Creek Digital Assets Anthony Pompliano expressed his opinion in an interview with Blockchain Reporter that over time all assets will become digital and then the golden age of cryptocurrency will begin.

Tim Draper, one of the first investors of Tesla, Skype and Hotmail, and who was requested consultancy by Donald Trump on the cryptocurrencies regulation of the American financial system, joined the main list of speakers of Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit!

The campaign of the cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur Trace Mayer, who proposed to withdraw Bitcoins from third-party wallets to private ones, is gaining popularity.

Over the past week, hundreds of its supporters, including such well-known figures like Nick Szabo, one of the pioneers of the blockchain and smart contracts, made corresponding entries on Twitter to support the campaign, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin.

Mayer calls on cryptocurrency owners to control their private keys again.

The co-founder of the Circle cryptocurrency platform, Jeremy Allaire, on Friday gave an interview to the CNBC information portal, in which he said that Bitcoin has great prospects and that it will certainly increase in price in the future.

He was asked about what value Bitcoin would have in 3 years, to which Allaire replied that he did not want to give "significant price forecasts", but nevertheless said: "In my opinion, it will cost much more than it does now."

CEO of the cryptocurrency payment service BitPay Stephen Pair told in an interview with CNBC that the current value of Bitcoin is more related to the speculative component, and only a small part of it is of practical value. However, with his company he plans to change the situation.

"A great influence on the price is exerted by speculation, and the real practical significance of Bitcoin is only a small component of its price. BitPay focuses precisely on this issue - using the platform and providing products that will be valuable to our customers," said Pair.

In a conversation with Bloomberg, a cryptocurrency investor and CEO of Galaxy Digital, Mike Novogratz, compared Bitcoin with a drug, and the current market situation with a "methadone clinic".