Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume
Citigroup raised its 12-month bitcoin forecast to $113,000 from $82,000 and lifted its ether target to $3,028 from $2,240. The bank also expects about $5 billion of cryptocurrency investment inflows over the next year as advisers and brokerages increase bitcoin allocations gradually.
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What it means
Tomorrow morning, advisers and brokerages that allocate into bitcoin will notice that Citigroup now expects those allocations to build gradually over the next year, alongside roughly $5 billion of crypto investment inflows. That framing points to a larger set of clients watching ETF-linked products and model portfolios, rather than a change limited to one market venue.
In practice, the forecast change means the bank is now using a higher 12-month bitcoin number than before and a higher ether target as well. What stays the same is that the expectation is still about a 12-month horizon and still centers on crypto investment products and allocations, not on any immediate rule change or trading restriction.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 years ago | BTC at $115,227 high | today it sits -34.0% from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC at $58,566 low | today it sits +29.9% from there |
From what we have stored, starting 1.1 years ago.