Senior investor Dan Tapiero: Bitcoin will rise to $180,000 in this cycle

According to CoinDesk, veteran crypto investor Dan Tapiero stated: "If I were to invest $10,000 in crypto assets in 2026, I would allocate the funds directly to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana; how to allocate specifically depends on personal preference."

Dan Tapiero believes that the biggest opportunities in the cryptocurrency space in 2026 lie in the proliferation of infrastructure and stablecoins. Tapiero stated that he expects Bitcoin to rise to $180,000 in this cycle, due to the combined effects of increasing demand and a shift in global monetary policy. Declining interest rates and significant government investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure will bring strong positive factors. This global push is leading to the depreciation of all fiat currencies, including the dollar. This is very favorable for Bitcoin. Tapiero sees good growth prospects in tokenization, the integration of blockchain and artificial intelligence, and on-chain prediction markets, but he is cautious about crypto treasury companies, believing that these trends have not brought much real innovation.