Bitcoin 2026 forecasts range from a high of $250K to a low of $10K

Crypto media outlet Wu Blockchain has compiled a list of 2026 Bitcoin price predictions from key industry figures and firms, revealing a wide spectrum of outlooks. Bullish forecasts include: - Tom Lee, Chairman of Fundstrat, predicts a rise to between $200,000 and $250,000 by the end of next year, driven by increased institutional investment and inflows from ETFs. - Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects BTC to reach $180,000 by the end of next year. - JPMorgan estimates a fair value upper limit of $170,000 based on its volatility-adjusted Bitcoin-to-gold valuation framework. - Standard Chartered forecasts a price of $150,000, recently revised down from a previous estimate of $300,000. - Bernstein, a Wall Street investment bank, also set a target of $150,000 for next year, stating that the recent downturn does not signal the end of the bull market. - Catherine Dowling, CEO of Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company, anticipates a price of $150,000 by the end of next year. - Citigroup projects a target of $143,000. - Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, sees a range between a minimum of $124,000 and a maximum of $200,000. - Jocy, founding partner of IOSG, expects a rise to between $120,000 and $150,000 within the next six months. - Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, predicts a price above $100,000. - Grayscale anticipates a new all-time high within the first half of next year. Conversely, some analysts offer more bearish or cautious outlooks: - Fundstrat, a U.S. market research firm, noted the possibility of a significant correction in the first half of next year, with a BTC price target of $60,000 to $65,000 and an ETH target of $1,800 to $2,000. - CryptoQuant suggests a potential drop to as low as $56,000, citing a significant slowdown in Bitcoin demand and the possibility that the market has already entered a bear phase. - Prominent U.S. trader Peter Brandt forecasts a decline to the $25,000 level, arguing that Bitcoin's parabolic growth structure has collapsed. - Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, warned of a potential sharp drop to $10,000. Other firms expect a period of consolidation. British investment bank Barclays stated that the market is likely to move sideways or show weakness next year. Similarly, investment management firm VanEck expects sideways movement as the market digests previous volatility, without sharp increases or decreases.