Is a super bull market coming? "Female Stock Goddess" Ark Investment: Bitcoin market cap to reach $16 trillion by 2030

Bitcoin returns to $80k, with Ark Invest predicting its market cap will surge to $16 trillion by 2030. Female stock goddess Cathie Wood believes Bitcoin will become an institutional-grade asset class.

Recently, Bitcoin rebounded sharply from its $60k lows, soaring 30% in two months, returning above $80k. This not only boosted the overall cryptocurrency market but also prompted Ark Invest to make a shocking forecast again: by 2030, Bitcoin’s market cap could reach $16 trillion, while the total crypto market cap could hit $28 trillion.

Although it’s still some distance from the all-time high of $126k set in 2025, Bitcoin has been rising in tandem with the optimistic sentiment of global stock markets. As of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $81,405, up 0.6% in the past 24 hours.

What’s even more noteworthy is that the upcoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has publicly declared Bitcoin as the “new gold.” With heavyweight endorsements, market expectations for Bitcoin’s future have also risen significantly.

Led by the “female stock goddess” Cathie Wood, Ark Invest stated: “Bitcoin is gradually maturing and is ready to become the leader of a new ‘institutional-grade asset’ category.” The research team predicts:

In the next five years, Bitcoin will continue to dominate the cryptocurrency market with a high compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of up to 63%, and its market cap will explode from nearly $2 trillion today to $16 trillion by 2030.

The report also mentioned that this surge will drive a comprehensive breakout in the overall crypto market. Ark Invest estimates that by 2030, the total crypto market size will rapidly expand from the current $2.8 trillion to $28 trillion. The report states:

The market size of smart contract networks and digital currencies is expected to grow at an annual rate of about 61%. We firmly believe that Bitcoin alone could capture up to 70% of the market share, with the remaining share divided among smart contract-enabled public chains like Ethereum and Solana.

Cathie Wood, known for betting on disruptive innovative technologies, previously predicted that by 2030, Bitcoin’s price could soar to between $300k and $1.5 million. She believes Bitcoin is not only the ultimate hedge against fiat currency devaluation but also capable of resisting the deflationary effects brought by the AI revolution.

The recent rally in Bitcoin is mainly driven by two major catalysts: first, Bitcoin is expected to capture about 40% of the total market value of traditional gold, further boosting its price; second, the widespread tokenization of assets is accelerating.

Ark’s research team pointed out: “We believe that as regulations become clearer and institutional infrastructure is fully established, asset tokenization will inevitably see large-scale adoption.”

Vlad Tenev, CEO of the well-known US online broker Robinhood, stated last week that the market is at the beginning of a “tokenization supercycle.” To seize the opportunity, Robinhood has launched dedicated crypto wallets, its own blockchain network, and started offering tokenized stock trading over the past year.

• This article is reprinted with permission from: 《BlockCast》
• Original title: “Super Bull Market Coming? Ark Invest: Bitcoin Market Cap to Reach $16 Trillion by 2030”
• Original author: Block Sister MEL