Citigroup Predicts Bitcoin Could Climb to $231,000 in 12 Months
The post Citigroup Predicts Bitcoin Could Climb to $231,000 in 12 Months appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Banking giant Citigroup has revised its Bitcoin prediction to $231,000 in the next 12 months, marking this as the bull case for the flagship crypto. Citigroup also outlined its Ethereum prediction and how high the largest altcoin by market cap could reach within a similar period. Citigroup Predicts Bitcoin Rally To $231,000 As Bull Case The banking giant predicted that BTC could rally to $231,000 as their bull case, while the base and bear cases for the flagship crypto are $181,000 and $82,000, respectively. Meanwhile, they forecast that the flagship crypto could reach $132,000 by year-end, which would mark a new all-time high (ATH). Furthermore, Citigroup expects continued upside from investor demand next year, noting that the flagship cryptocurrency is trading above statistical measures based on user activity. The banking giant also expects positive flows into Bitcoin to continue, which the firm predicts will come through increased adoption as institutional investors and financial advisors initiate crypto investments. Citigroup also predicted that the Ethereum price could reach $7,300 in the next 12 months as their bull case for the altcoin, while $5,400 and $2,000 are the bear cases, respectively. They expect ETH to reach $4,500 by year-end. The firm had earlier predicted that ETH could crash to $4,300 by year-end, although the altcoin dropped below that level shortly after, reaching as low as $4,000 in the process. Meanwhile, Citigroup stated in its most recent research report that they are more positive on Bitcoin compared to Ethereum, as the former captures an outsized portion of incremental flows into crypto markets. They suggested that there is uncertainty around the investor demand for ETH and user activity on the Ethereum network, with this uncertainty reflected in the targets for the altcoin. Massive Inflows Return For BTC Citigroup’s revised Bitcoin prediction comes just as the…