Will Bitcoin’s price reach $100,000? Ethereum in the spotlight! Expert: "We’re optimistic, but we remain cautious"

April 2026 will be recorded in trading history as a minefield, where every news from the Middle East can shake the markets.

Geopolitical chessboard fueling Bitcoin with rocket fuel?

Importantly, in the near future Bitcoin will react not only to reports about the war in Iran.

As seen from the latest $BTC rally, Satoshi Nakamoto’s cryptocurrency no longer needs reports of calm in the Persian Gulf to grow. The fuel for further gains will be clear signals from the U.S. economy.

Christopher Kock, CEO of Virtune, told FXMAG that the $BTC/USD price has a chance to rise in the absence of a breakthrough in the Middle East.

Other macroeconomic factors exist, such as inflation, the new Fed Chair in the United States, CPI data and others that will affect crypto assets as risk‑related assets.

“If we look solely at the crypto side – we see a clear trend of increasing institutional participation, where, for example Morgan Stanley has just launched its own Bitcoin ETF funds (the most successful debut ever), and Charles Schwab (one of the largest brokers in the U.S. with 12 bln USD AUM) has begun offering spot crypto trading to its clients,” he added.

Kock noted that Wall Street “has entered cryptocurrencies full throttle.”

This indicates a clear trend that more and more experienced investors see crypto assets as a full‑fledged asset class and treat the current market weakness as an opportunity to accumulate them.

We are optimistic, but also cautious about potential additional volatility in the near future.

The current $BTC price on April 27 is 77,748 USD.

Chart. Bitcoin price ($BTC/USD)

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Source: TradingView.

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Ethereum as the new foundation of the token economy

While Bitcoin slowly rebuilds losses and slowly climbs toward the psychological 100k USD barrier, Ethereum has begun building foundations for a new financial system.

The year 2026 clearly shows that tokenizing Real World Assets (RWA) has stopped being just a trendy slogan and has become a standard.

Wall Street sees that most stocks and bonds will end up on the blockchain. The Vitalik Buterin network remains the safest harbor for institutional capital.

As Christopher Kock notes, Ethereum is starting to assert its dominance in this segment:

Currently, Ethereum is the most frequently chosen solution by financial services firms that decide to tokenize bonds, ETF funds, and stocks, which is natural given Ethereum’s long history characterized by zero downtime and high reliability.

Ethereum also dominates the stablecoin economy and holds over 50% market share in both stablecoins and tokenized real‑world assets.

The expert notes that the RWA boom will also mean a rally for other networks and tokens.

We expect more blockchains to compete for this market because the target market is huge.

Time will show how large a market share other blockchains, such as Solana and Ripple, can capture, competing on metrics like speed and flexibility.

The current $ETH price on April 27 is 2,324 USD.

Chart. Ethereum price ($ETH/USD)

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Source: TradingView.

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A new era of digital credit and outlook for the next quarters of 2026

The evolution of Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) business model draws investor attention. Michael Saylor and his team did not stop at simply buying $BTC; they created financial instruments that overturn the traditional debt market.

Summarizing forecasts for the coming months, CEO Virtune highlighted key variables:

One interesting trend, beyond those already mentioned, is the new digital credit trend, where Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) runs a race by offering preferred shares that aim to keep price at $100, while paying a return significantly higher than traditional money‑market funds, currently about 11%.

They expect a much higher ARR for Bitcoin and essentially aim to capture arbitrage. Although this may offer increased risk and leverage for the market, it allowed Strategy to accumulate a significant amount of Bitcoin (purchased last week for 2.5 bln USD).

Kock noted that regulatory clarity combined with the Clarity Act could be fuel for $BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

We believe that combined with increased regulatory clarity, especially if the Clarity Act (the U.S. counterpart to MiCA) passes before the supplemental elections, and accelerated institutional adoption, we can expect positive price development for Bitcoin and the entire crypto market for the rest of 2026.

The crypto landscape of 2026 is a high‑stakes game.

If the Clarity Act comes into effect in May, the summer could belong to bulls.

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