According to ChainCatcher, crypto industry leaders had high hopes for 2025, but the price predictions for Bitcoin by the end of this year by Michael Saylor, Tom Lee, and Arthur Hayes have all failed to materialize.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated earlier this year that Bitcoin would reach $200,000 or higher by the end of 2025, and in a November blog post, he said, "I will stick to my prediction, and of course, it's okay if I'm wrong." In December, Hayes finally admitted that his past predictions were "quite bad."
Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine, the leading Ethereum financial firm, was very optimistic at the beginning of the year, stating on CNBC in January that he expected the price of Bitcoin to surge to $250,000 by the end of the year. By the end of November, Tom Lee had lowered his prediction to over $100,000.
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor also made an overly optimistic prediction, stating at the beginning of the year that Bitcoin would continue its steady rise as institutions poured in. Ultimately, on October 29th, Michael Saylor stated, "Our current expectation is that the price should be around $150,000 by the end of the year."
