Citi cut its 12-month bitcoin target twice in 2026, from $143,000 to $112,000 and then to $82,000 on July 1. It also reduced its assumption for net exchange-traded fund inflows from $10 billion to zero. The $126,000 Citi forecast in a shared list of year-end predictions is therefore not its latest target.
Standard Chartered lowered its end-2026 target from $150,000 to $100,000, though its analyst later said $100,000 might be too low. Bernstein now forecasts about $125,000 by end-2026 and has moved its $150,000 call to mid-2027. From the excerpt’s spot price of about $80,100, bitcoin would need to gain about 87% to reach $150,000.
