Citi (c) sees Crypto in the new year with a modest but significant impulse, projecting up for both bitcoins and ether At the end of the year and beyond, said the Wall Street bank in a report on Wednesday.
For the end of the year 2025, Citi now hopes to nail Bitcoin at $ 133,000, a cut of its previous forecast of $ 135,000 and ether at $ 4,500, compared to $ 4,300.
The bank scenarios still cover wide ranks: Bitcoin could end up to $ 156,000 if the capital markets recover and the flows accelerate, or as low as $ 83,000 in recession conditions. The case of Ether’s rise bulls is $ 6,100, while its bear case remains considerably lower.
Bitcoin quoted around $ 119,550 at the time of publication, while Ether was at $ 4,407.
Looking 12 months outside, Citi establishes a Bitcoin target of $ 181,000, with the completely based on sustained entries, particularly through the Fund Cotado in Exchange (ETF). The bank expects Ether to reach $ 5,400 in a time.
Citi says that Bitcoin is better positioned to capture new tickets thanks to his scale and the narrative of “digital gold”, while Ether can benefit from the rethinking and defined yields.
The favorable regulation, particularly in the US, should act as a tail wind, but Citi warns that macro risks such as recessive pressures could still derail the case of bulls.
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