Ex-BlackRock VP Says Total Crypto Market Cap Could Hit $10 Trillion This Cycle
John Gillen, a former BlackRock vice president, outlined several possible paths for the crypto market’s total value, including ranges that reach as high as $10 trillion and $12 trillion. The discussion centers on long-term market-cap growth for bitcoin and other leading altcoins rather than a single fixed forecast.
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Traders and holders watching the market would notice that the discussion is about a wider crypto market-cap path, not just bitcoin alone. The focus on bitcoin and leading altcoins means the reference point is the whole sector’s size, which is the figure people would compare against tomorrow morning.
In practice, the discussion leaves open room for both smaller and larger total-market outcomes, including ranges that extend from $6 trillion to $12 trillion. It does not change how the market works today; it only lays out different size targets that could be used as reference points.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 years ago | BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high | today it sits -29.3 % from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low | today it sits +39.1 % from there |
From what we have stored, starting 1.0 years ago.