CoinShares: James Butterfill, head of research for crypto-focused asset manager CoinShares, expects to see bitcoin in a range of between $120,000-$170,000 in 2026, with “more constructive price action likely occurring in the second half of the year.”
Butterfill said investors will be watching to see who the new chair of the US Federal Reserve will be after Jerome Powell’s tenure ends in May. The new person is “likely to be dovish,” but markets will wait for clarity “before repricing risk assets more decisively,” Butterfill said.
Standard Chartered: Standard Chartered has a Bitcoin price forecast of $150,000 for 2026, cutting it from the previous call of $300,000.
Geoff Kendrick, the bank’s global head of digital asset research, said that the price decline seen in 2025 was “within expected bounds.” However, the price action has led Standard Chartered to revise its call.
Bit Mining: Youwei Yang, chief economist at Bit Mining, presents the widest forecast range among major predictions, between $75,000 to $225,000. This 200% spread reflects extraordinary uncertainty about how multiple competing forces will resolve.
“2026 could be a strong year for Bitcoin, supported by potential rate cuts and a more accommodating regulatory stance toward crypto,” Yang states.
Carol Alexander: Carol Alexander, professor of finance at the University of Sussex, forecasts Bitcoin will remain in a “high-volatility range” between $75,000 and $150,000 in 2026, with the “centre of gravity around” $110,000.
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