Ян ван Экк: Биткоин претендует на половину рыночной капитализации золота

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2025-08-13Last updated on 2025-08-13

Гендиректор управляющей компании VanEck Ян ван Экк (Jan van Eck) сделал оптимистичный прогноз курса биткоина и предположил, что в ближайшем будущем первая криптовалюта станет главным конкурентом золота.

Ван Экк назвал биткоин цифровой версией золота, одного из самых ценных активов в мире. Компания VanEck сохраняла веру в биткоин даже во времена криптозимы, напомнил гендиректор. Он предположил, что у биткоина есть шансы достичь половины рыночной капитализации золота. Сейчас этот драгоценный металл торгуется по $3414, а его рыночная капитализация достигает $22,9 трлн. Если биткоин достигнет капитализации $11,45 трлн — цена одной монеты может превысить $400 000.

Гендиректор VanEck назвал американский закон GENIUS о регулировании стейблкоинов важным для всей криптоиндустрии и «третьим по важности законом банковского регулирования» в истории США. GENIUS призван внести ясность в регулирование и обращение стейблкоинов, поэтому меняет ситуацию для криптокомпаний в лучшую сторону, уверен Ван Экк.

Он верит, что теперь технологические компании могут успешнее конкурировать с банками на рынке платежей. Для полноценного вступления закона в силу может потребоваться некоторое время, однако он произведет революцию на Уолл-стрит, уверен руководитель VanEck.

Ранее предприниматель назвал биткоин лучшим средством сбережения, которого не сможет обогнать никакой другой криптоактив. В 2022 году, в разгар медвежьего тренда на крипторынке, Ван Экк сделал прогноз, согласно которому в ближайшие годы курс биткоина вырастет до $250 000.

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