Bitcoin News Today: Bitcoin Price Targets $160,000 by 2025 End, Driven by Institutional Buying

10x Research analyst Markus Thielen has predicted that the Bitcoin price is likely to hit $160,000 by the end of 2025. This prediction is based on a breakout signal in early July, which typically results in a 20% gain over two months. Thielen anticipates a short-term consolidation before the price advances to $133,000, with a year-end target of $160,000. If Bitcoin rallies to $160,000, it would surpass Apple’s market cap of $3.12 trillion. The prediction is supported by massive buying from corporate and institutional investors, who have purchased $15 billion in Bitcoin ETFs over the last six to eight weeks.

CryptoQuant on-chain data indicated that retail investors made a comeback during the rally last week. The 30-day change in demand for small transfer volumes moved into positive territory, highlighting a structural shift in Bitcoin’s investor base from retail to institutional buyers, including ETFs and corporations. This shift is further supported by the second-highest total inflows of $3.7 billion to date recorded by crypto funds.

Along with Thielen, many notable entities, such as Peter Brandt and Standard Chartered, have given a BTC price target of $135,000. The predictions came after a bull flag pattern breakout in the daily BTC chart earlier this month. The confidence in the market stems from fiat money inflow into BTC. Fred Kruger, a Wall Street veteran, believes that if the total inflow is another 400 billion, BTC can even reach $444,000. A Bitcoin rally to $135,000 in September would confirm a further rally to near $160,000.

Despite a Satoshi-era whale selling 40,000 BTC and headline CPI inflation rising to 2.7%, the Bitcoin price held strongly above key levels. However, it dropped again below Amazon to the 6th spot on the largest assets by market cap list. Funding rates across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana exploded into double digits and triggered a massive pump in the prices. Traders also maintained their bullish outlook, eyeing momentum to rocket Bitcoin price to at least $135,000. The BTC price has more uptrend left and could hit $160,000 by year-end, claimed a top analyst known for accurate predictions.