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Grok Targets $145K as 13 AI Models Predict Bitcoin’s Price Path to Close 2026
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Bitcoin slid to multi-week lows this week, dragged lower by record exchange-traded fund (ETF) redemptions and a broad pullback from risk assets.
Key facts
- Franklin Templeton expects a base-case recovery above $100,000 in 2026, while Arthur Hayes targets $145,000 on balance-sheet expansion and wartime fiscal stimulus
- The price settled near $73,500 on Friday, down roughly 4% from where it opened the week above $77,000
- Claude Opus 4.8 was the lone holdout on precision, offering a range of $80,000 to $95,000 and flagging the exercise itself as speculative, while Deepseek stood alone on the bearish end, citing
- U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted more than $2.8 billion in outflows over a nine-day stretch, including a single-day pull of $733 million on May 27, with Blackrock’s IBIT accounting for over $528 million
Summary
Deepseek was the lone bear, projecting $50,000, while Grok set the high at $145,000, citing ETF inflows and institutional adoption. Most models clustered between $88,000 and $122,000, with post-halving supply and Fed policy cited as key drivers. Several forces hit at once. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted more than $2.8 billion in outflows over a nine-day stretch, including a single-day pull of $733 million on May 27, with Blackrock’s IBIT accounting for over $528 million of that alone.