JPMorgan's 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions report projects a 10% annual return for bitcoin over the next decade in its base case, ahead of its forecasts for U.S. bonds (5.6%-6.6%), large- and small-cap stocks (7.5% and 7.7%) and gold (5.5%). It is the first time the bank has given a range for bitcoin, from a bear case of -9.7% a year to a bull case of 17%. Despite the upbeat base case, JPMorgan remains cautious, calling bitcoin a speculative asset whose volatility and unstable correlations hinder its inclusion in portfolios. Its portfolio manager and digital asset strategy head said bitcoin lacks a strategic role beyond a bet on fiat currency expansion or future asset trading on blockchains, and that forecasting it is hard because its value depends on adoption, regulation and liquidity rather than cash flows.
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