Key Takeaways

• Bitcoin’s slide alongside technology shares highlights the immediate risks of a deeper AI sell-off.

• Standard Chartered’s $500,000 forecast depends on longer-term adoption, while Arthur Hayes argues an AI crisis could eventually benefit crypto.

• Reaching $500,000 from an illustrative $82,000 would require a gain of approximately 510%.

Bitcoin price predictions of $500,000 and beyond have become a recurring theme among its biggest backers, with Standard Chartered targeting half a million dollars by 2030 and prominent crypto executives outlining seven-figure…