Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, released a groundbreaking forecast in its annual report 'Big Ideas' that Bitcoin's market capitalization will reach $16 trillion (approximately 22 quadrillion KRW) by 2030. This implies that the current market cap of approximately $1.5 trillion will surge more than 10-fold, with an average annual growth rate of 63%. The report cited the full-fledged entry of institutional investors as the key driver of this growth. With the acceleration of spot ETF launches, the inclusion of corporate treasury assets, and even the adoption of Bitcoin as a reserve asset at the national level, the analysis suggests that Bitcoin will fully establish itself as a new institutional asset class. Specifically, if Bitcoin, as 'digital gold,' absorbs 40% of the total gold market value, this single scenario alone could generate an additional upside potential of approximately $10 trillion. Ark Invest predicted that in this process, the price of Bitcoin per coin would surpass $730,000 (approximately 1 billion KRW), and the total cryptocurrency market size would also reach $28 trillion.
