Bitcoin Price Could Triple in 2017, Saxo Bank Says in 'Outrageous' Prediction

Bitcoin Price Could Triple in 2017, Saxo Bank Says in 'Outrageous' Prediction

Saxo Bank wouldn't be surprised if the bitcoin price saw big gains next year. The Danish investment bank recently published its annual "Outrageous Predictions for 2017", a collection of speculations that it stressed represents more of a fringe outlook than anything official. At the same time, the bank said that these "outlier" predictions represent its attempt to get those in the financail industry to think about more extreme possibilities for the year ahead. In addition to off-the-cuff calls that the UK won't actually leave the European Union and that Italian equity....


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