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Citigroup and Ark Invest maintain bullish crypto outlooks

Overview

Citigroup has increased its 12-month price targets for major cryptocurrencies, raising its Bitcoin forecast from $82,000 to $113,000 and its Ether target from $2,240 to $3,028. The bank attributes this optimism to favorable macroeconomic conditions and renewed capital inflows into crypto investment products.

While Citigroup projects approximately $5 billion in capital inflows over the next year, recent market data shows significant volatility. During October 2026, the market faced downward pressure, including over $1 billion in combined Bitcoin and Ether ETF outflows. By mid-October, Bitcoin dropped below the $81,000 mark, correlating with losses in the US Nasdaq. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone warned that a 20% correction in US stocks could potentially drive Bitcoin prices toward $10,000, noting that high US Treasury yields reduce the appeal of non-yielding assets.

In the derivatives market, approximately $830 million in positions were liquidated over a 24-hour period, with long positions accounting for nearly 80% of that total. US spot Bitcoin ETFs also recorded a net outflow of $158.7 million between October 12 and 15. Despite this, Bitcoin’s network security saw an increase, with mining difficulty rising 5.92% to 140.58T and the average hash rate reaching 1033.62 EH/s.

Long-term outlooks remain highly optimistic among some institutions. Ark Invest predicts Bitcoin could reach between $750,000 and $800,000 by 2030, driven by the expansion of stablecoins and the tokenization of assets.

Entities

Citigroup · Glassnode · Bitcoin · Ethereum · Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[DISPUTED] Approximately $488.61 million in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated over a 24-hour period on October 12, 2026. news.bitcoin.com
[● 2 SOURCES] The Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to a neutral reading of 56 on October 12, 2026. cryptonomist.ch · decrypt.co
[○ 1 SOURCE] Ark Invest predicts Bitcoin could reach a price of $750,000 to $800,000 by 2030. www.tokenpost.kr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Lorenzo Valente of Ark Invest expects Bitcoin to grow by an average of 50% to 60% annually over the next five years. www.tokenpost.kr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Blopfin Research suggests Bitcoin has entered a new uptrend based on its recovery of the 50-week moving average. www.blockmedia.co.kr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Combined outflows from Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds exceeded $1 billion during October. themarketperiodical.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The total tokenized asset market is currently estimated at approximately $40 billion. www.tokenpost.kr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Cumulative investment in digital asset 'accumulation' services in South Korea reached nearly 1 trillion won by August 2026. biz.heraldcorp.com

Timeline

14 days ago

[BUSINESS] 19 sources
Bitcoin faces volatility amid long-term bullish forecasts from Ark Invest
Bitcoin faces volatility near $83,000 amid ETF outflows and neutral market sentiment, though Ark Invest maintains a long-term bullish forecast of up to $800,000 by 2030.
20 days ago

[BUSINESS] 6 sources
Citigroup raises Bitcoin price target to $113,000
Citigroup raised its Bitcoin price target to $113,000, citing ETF inflows, while analysts note Bitcoin is nearing a key technical level that has historically preceded major price surges.
23 days ago

[BUSINESS] 8 sources
Citigroup raises Bitcoin and Ether price targets
Citigroup raised its 12-month price targets for Bitcoin to $113,000 and Ether to $3,028, forecasting $5 billion in crypto inflows amid favorable macro conditions and rising ETF demand.

Sources

24-ore.com · ambcrypto.com · bitcoinmagazine.com · biz.heraldcorp.com · bl-portal.com · blockmedia.co.kr · captainaltcoin.com · coinidol.com · criptonoticias.com.br · criptotendencia.com · crypto-insiders.nl · cryptonomist.ch · decrypt.co · dmarketforces.com · doviz.com · finbold.com · fjala.al · forexlive.com · index.hr · it-boltwise.de · merca2.es · news.bitcoin.com · newsbit.nl · sharedeals.de · soldionline.it · theascent.com · themarketperiodical.com · tokenpost.com · tokenpost.kr · tradingview.com · welingelichtekringen.nl

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