{"id":92122,"date":"2025-12-12T13:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92122"},"modified":"2025-12-12T13:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:30:24","slug":"prediction-markets-doubt-bitcoin-will-hit-100000-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/prediction-markets-doubt-bitcoin-will-hit-100000-by-year-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Markets Doubt Bitcoin Will Hit $100,000 by Year-End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many users of prediction platforms are convinced that the first cryptocurrency will end the year below the psychological mark of $100,000.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As of December 12, the corresponding probability on Kalshi stands at just 42%:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-19a64ebe003a1b8f-750929854286582-1024x203.png\" alt=\"Kalshi\" class=\"wp-image-271638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-19a64ebe003a1b8f-750929854286582-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-19a64ebe003a1b8f-750929854286582-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-19a64ebe003a1b8f-750929854286582-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-19a64ebe003a1b8f-750929854286582.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/kalshi.com\/markets\/kxbtc2025100\/will-bitcoin-reach-100k-again-this-year-\/kxbtc2025100-25dec31\">Kalshi<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A similar figure on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-polymarket\">Polymarket<\/a> is 39%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-765b552a30fd51de-750979629523590.webp\" alt=\"Polemarket\" class=\"wp-image-271639\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/what-price-will-bitcoin-hit-in-2025?tid=1765531066350\">Polymarket<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing, digital gold is trading around $92,230, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\">CoinGecko<\/a>. The last time quotes were above the &#8220;round mark&#8221; was on November 13.<\/p>\n<p>The asset&#8217;s growth is restrained by several factors, including <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/experts-dismiss-bitcoins-santa-claus-rally\">macroeconomic uncertainty<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitmine-acquires-112-million-in-ethereum\">slowdown in the pace<\/a> of corporate reserve accumulation.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Capriole Investments indicates a decline in activity among &#8220;treasury&#8221; companies. This may suggest a depletion of institutional demand.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Polymarket users assess the probability of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/strategy-builds-1-44bn-reserve-to-fund-dividends\">Strategy selling bitcoins<\/a> by the end of the year as extremely low\u2014about 1%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-92c82345beb06c9f-751028893625687-1024x366.png\" alt=\"Strat\" class=\"wp-image-271640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-92c82345beb06c9f-751028893625687-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-92c82345beb06c9f-751028893625687-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-92c82345beb06c9f-751028893625687-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-92c82345beb06c9f-751028893625687.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/microstrategy-sell-any-bitcoin-in-2025?tid=1764812203072\">Polymarket<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/not-the-father-how-michael-saylor-alienated-the-bitcoin-community\">Michael Saylor&#8217;s company<\/a> increased its reserves to 660,624 BTC, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/strategy-acquires-nearly-1-billion-in-bitcoin\">purchasing an additional 10,624 BTC<\/a> for approximately $962.7 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing for a $98,000 Surge?<\/h2>\n<p>An analyst known as Daan Crypto Trades <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaanCrypto\/status\/1998848585723723861\">noted<\/a> that quotes are once again testing resistance near the year&#8217;s opening price.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9d2680dbc42dd81a-751141775038561-1024x660.jpeg\" alt=\"Daan\" class=\"wp-image-271641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9d2680dbc42dd81a-751141775038561-1024x660.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9d2680dbc42dd81a-751141775038561-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9d2680dbc42dd81a-751141775038561-768x495.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9d2680dbc42dd81a-751141775038561.jpeg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaanCrypto\/status\/1998848585723723861\">X account Daan Crypto Trades<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his view, breaking and consolidating above $94,000 would pave the way to $108,000\u2014the calculated target of the &#8220;Triangle&#8221; pattern.<\/p>\n<p>However, the expert suggested that growth might be limited to a retest of the former support zone around $98,000, where a significant volume of liquidity is concentrated.<\/p>\n<p>As reported, analysts at Coinbase Institutional <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-predicts-bitcoin-surge-in-december\">predicted<\/a> a rise in Bitcoin in December. They believe the November correction laid the groundwork for a market recovery by year-end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many users of prediction platforms are convinced that the first cryptocurrency will end the year below the psychological mark of $100,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin unlikely to hit $100,000 by year-end, say prediction markets.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[480,1146,2364,1148,1253],"class_list":["post-92122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-cryptocurrency-market-forecasts","tag-kalshi","tag-polymarket","tag-technical-analysis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"194","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin unlikely to hit $100,000 by year-end, say prediction markets.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92124,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92122\/revisions\/92124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}