- Bitcoin could reach $150,000-$200,000 by 2025 per industry insider.
- According to options traders, the immediate targets were $110,000 and $120,000.
Bitcoin [BTC] According to the recent forecast shared by Galaxy Research, this could exceed $150,000 in the first half of 2025. The company even added that the world’s largest cryptocurrency could rise as high as $185,000 by the fourth quarter of 2025.
Analysts at Galaxy Research, led by Alex Thorn, cited greater adoption by institutions, companies and nation states as the key catalyst for their projection. The analysts added that BTC would reach 20% of the size of the gold market.
“Throughout its existence, Bitcoin has increased in value faster than all other asset classes, most notably the S&P 500 and gold, and that trend will continue in 2025. Bitcoin will also reach 20% of gold’s market cap”
Can BTC Rise to 200k?
Other crypto companies, such as Bitwise, Blockware and Shorthand researchhave also made BTC projections for 2025. For Bitwise, the world’s largest cryptocurrency could cross the $200,000 mark by the end of the year, based on accelerated adoption.
However, Blockware had one of the bravest prospects. The company considers $150,000 for a bear scenario and $225,000 and $400,000 targets for basic and bullish outcomes. The team’s objectives are based on BTC adoption rates and the possible creation of a US BTC Strategic Reserve (SBR).
That said, the data also showed that BTC performed well during the previous Trump administration. This has simply reinforced the positive expectations surrounding BTC, as noted by the founder of CryptoQuant. He said,
“Trump will make #Bitcoin strong.”
Source: CryptoQuant
Some options market positioning also suggested a move to $150,000 could be likely. However, most bets were parked at $120,000 according to Open Interest (OI).
At the time of writing, the other important strike prices are known focused by options traders were $110,000, $100,000, $130,000 and $150,000, in that order.
Source: Amberdata
In the meantime, BTC recovered 5% from the recent low of $91.5k before stalling on the price charts at $97k.
Read Bitcoin [BTC] Price prediction 2025-2026
Since most of the recent price action seemed to be driven by a liquidity chase, the huge short positions (overhead, bright yellow zone) at $98,000 could soon become a price magnet. If so, the price could reach $98,000 or retest the psychological level of $100,000.
Source: Coinglass
