Galaxy Research predicts that Bitcoin (BTC) will surpass $150,000 in the first half of 2025, and may even reach $185,000 in the last quarter of the same year. The research house believes that institutional, corporate, and country-level adoption are the main factors driving the top cryptocurrency to these highs. Galaxy Research also said that it foresees BTC continuing its trend of outperforming other asset classes, including the S&P 500. Regarding gold, the Galaxy team expects BTC's total market capitalization to reach 20% of the total market capitalization of precious metals. At the time of writing (December 29, 2024), BTC's market capitalization is approximately $1.85 trillion, while gold's market capitalization is estimated to be close to $18 trillion. (Bitcoin.com)