Bitcoin’s climb could continue until 2026, according to CEO de Ripio

In conversation with cryptootics, Sebastián Serrano, founder and CEO of the Exchange of cryptocurrencies of Argentine origin, Ripio, shared his vision on various issues of the ecosystem, including the present and future of Bitcoin (BTC).

The entrepreneur ensures that the creation of Satoshi Nakamoto still has a long journey ahead, with growth potential until the beginning of 2026. As explained, the current cycle is driven by global liquidity, the entry of institutional actors and the monetary emission of many countries to deal with the tariff war initiated from Washington.

Although BTC reached a new historical maximum price near USD 112,000 last week, Serrano highlights the absence of euphoria in the market. He points out that “bitcoin” searches are at low levels compared to previous cycles and that their balance in Exchange is in historical minimums.

“This indicates that many old users are selling, while the main buyers today are institutional funds, including ETFs and some sovereign funds,” he says. “If we are in USD 105,000 right now and there is no fomo, what is then the true price of euphoria?” Asks the specialist in digital assets, suggesting that the BTC roof could be much higher.

Anticipates the businessman who, if in a few months the interest of the retail (Retail investors) is reactivated in a low supply context in the exchanges, this would lead to a demand shock that further triggers the price.

«We are in a moment of historical maximums for Bitcoin and, nevertheless, there is no fomo. Central banks are not yet euphoric, although there are some institutional entities. If one analyzes ‘Bitcoin’ searches in the last five years, you will see that price peaks usually coincide with peaks of interest in search engines, and today we are well below those levels. There is no enthusiasm on the part of the retail And that tells us that there is still a lot of way to go. “

Sebastian Serrano, CEO of gravel.

Serrano also said about Milei, Regulation, Libra and the exchange rate

With regard to Argentina, Serrano considers that Javier Milei’s government has not done too much for cryptocurrenciesbeyond the tokenization regime presented in April by the National Securities Commission (CNV). He states that, until now, the administration has focused on a very specific economic agenda, focused on austerity and deregulation, and that cryptoactive seem to be out of their radar: “For me, that is a blind spot.”

However, the leader of Ripio sees a possible opportunity for reconnection between the government and the community towards the end of the year, with the arrival of Devconnectan Ethereum ecosystem event promoted by its creator, Vitalik Bugerin, to which Milei expressed his support for his realization in Argentina.

«I think, until the elections do not pass [legislativas] October, the government will not touch the issue of cryptocurrencies. Then, the devconnect can be a good time for the government to meet with users. Remember that Argentina has a very important ETH community, ”says Exchange’s head.

With respect to the recent scandal around Token Libra, The businessman considers that it was a poorly managed opportunity by the governmentthat it could not properly structure the project or take advantage of local talent to develop it transparently.

«In Argentina there is a lot of talent that could have taken the opportunity to do the project well from the beginning. The first would have been clearly communicating that it was a memecoin. There were many ways to structure it to avoid the manipulation that finally happened. But, being a government so focused on the economic, I feel that many other things escape. »

Sebastian Serrano, CEO of gravel.

On the impact of the release of the exchange rate [restricciones para el acceso a moneda extranjera como el dólar] in the use of Stablcoins in Argentina, Serrano considers that, although the volumes could be stabilized, they will remain high. He argues that stable currencies will continue to be a key tool for sending remittances and rapid money transfers, as is the case in other countries in the region.

Regarding the stablcoins, he argues that, if the Genius bill in the United States is approved, the emitters of such cryptoactive will be able to access regulatory licenses that banks possess, which will make coins such as USDC much stronger. In his opinion, all this progress is thanks to the work of David Sacks, the tsar of the cryptocurrencies of the White House, a role that somehow believes that it would be useful if there is in Argentina.