Bitcoin shows exhaustion as analysts say $125K target unlikely in 2025

In early October, Tom Lee and Arthur Hayes were confident that Bitcoin could still reach $250,000 by year-end, but analysts say half that figure is now unlikely.

Bitcoin’s price appears to be losing steam, which may mean that the more optimistic forecasts for the end of 2025 may not materialize this year.

However, analysts are divided on whether Bitcoin (BTC) will see renewed momentum in 2026.

“We don’t expect crypto to go any higher than $125K USD in 2025,” ShapeShift analyst Houston Morgan said in comments viewed by Cointelegraph. That target is just below Bitcoin’s Oct. 4 all-time high of just over $126,000.

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