Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky: Bitcoin To Reach $160,000 This Year
According to Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celcius, the highs for Bitcoin are yet to be seen this year.
Despite the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continuing to hover around $30,000, several industry experts have predicted that there is a bullish long-term view.
Alex Mashinsky, chief executive officer and co-founder of Celsius – the centralized cryptocurrency lending platform – told Cointelegraph at Bitcoin 2021 in Miami that he sees Bitcoin reaching $160,000 this year, or possibly a bit lower. According to Mashinsky, “We haven’t seen the highs yet for 2021.”
Mashinsky elaborated that the crypto market was bound for a correction, following Bitcoin’s recent all-time high of over $63,000:
“When you go too high, too fast, you are bound for a correction. You can see my tweets in both March and February saying ‘we’re going to have a crash, we’re going to have a correction.’ I predicted $30,000. Bitcoin is like a spring – we stretch it too much and we put too much leverage. Too many people got greedy.”
Elon Musk’s Participation
Mashinsky also commented on Elon Musk’s recent tweets about Bitcoin. He said that Musk is not helping the crypto community, but rather manipulating the market. According to Mashinsky Musk is simply a “tourist” in the land of crypto.
Mashinsky also pointed out that Tesla accepting Bitcoin payments will benefit Musk, but not consumers:
“If the richest guy in the world is willing to exchange a Bitcoin for a Tesla, you have to ask yourself, who is getting the good deal? The minute you buy that Tesla, it’s worth less than what you paid for it, but Bitcoin is going to continue to increase in value. So that transaction is good for Elon, but it’s not good for you.”
Celsius to Relocate from UK to US
Celsius will be moving its business operations from the United Kingdom to the United States in the coming months, according to Roni Cohen Pavon, the chief revenue officer at Celsius.
The shift to the U.S. was promoted by the recent regulatory uncertainty in the U.K. for crypto companies. “We came to the conclusion that the U.K. is not the most stable place for Celsius in terms of regulations and geopolitical perspectives,” said Cohen Pavon.
Celsius opened a physical office in the US in 2019, but the COO explained that Celsius will now become a limited liability company, or LLC:
“Nothing changes with our services – we are now an LLC instead of Celsius Network Limited. I believe the transition to engage as a U.S. entity will be completed by early or mid August.”
