{"id":78927,"date":"2026-10-01T19:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/citi-sets-113k-bitcoin-price-target-expects-5-billion-in-crypto-etf-inflows\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:40:13","slug":"citi-sets-113k-bitcoin-price-target-expects-5-billion-in-crypto-etf-inflows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/citi-sets-113k-bitcoin-price-target-expects-5-billion-in-crypto-etf-inflows\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi Sets $113K Bitcoin Price Target, Expects $5 Billion in Crypto ETF Inflows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The bank\u2019s bitcoin target rose approximately 38%; ether\u2019s increased 35%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Advisers and brokerages are expected to increase allocations gradually.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin ETFs ended a nine-session inflow streak on Sept. 30.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- --> <\/p>\n<h2>Citi Raises Crypto Targets as Its Inflow Assumption Turns Positive<\/h2>\n<p>Citi\u2019s higher 12-month cryptocurrency price forecasts point to potential gains for investors. Citigroup (NYSE: C), a global bank, raised its projections following a recovery in demand. Its Sept. 30 research note also raised its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/citi-raises-bitcoin-ether-forecasts-strong-crypto-activity-2026-10-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin target to $113,000<\/a> from $82,000, according to Reuters\u2019 Oct. 1 reporting. The bank increased its forecast for ether to $3,028 from $2,240.<\/p>\n<p>Citi analyst Alex Saunders <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/bitcoin-just-landed-a-surprising-new-bull-104334737.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attributed the higher forecasts to stronger cryptocurrency activity<\/a>, supportive economic conditions, and returning exchange-traded fund inflows. He also cited rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Saunders said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe increase draws from all three components of our process: activity, macro, and ETF flows.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDebasement fears alongside SEC agency rulemaking, spurred paradoxically by the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/waters-and-emmer-clash-over-clarity-act-failure-and-trump-deals\/\">failed Clarity Act<\/a>, helped crypto reclaim technical levels,\u201d he added. \u201cETF inflows resumed as prices broke above 200-day moving averages.\u201d These averages measure closing prices over that period.<\/p>\n<p>Those price target revisions represent increases of $31,000, or approximately 37.8%, for bitcoin and $788, or about 35.2%, for ether. Separately, the assets\u2019 market prices gained nearly 40% and 68%, respectively, over three months. Despite that recovery, bitcoin remained down approximately 3% for the year and ether about 9%.<\/p>\n<p>The analyst outlined Citi\u2019s central inflow forecast, replacing an assumption of no net buying:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe now assume $5 billion base-case inflows over 12 months, up from flat, given positive sentiment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>September ETF Buying Supports Citi\u2019s Higher Targets<\/h2>\n<p>The demand recovery gained momentum during the week ending Sept. 25, when U.S. bitcoin funds attracted <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/market-updates\/bitcoin-etfs-pull-2-39-billion-best-week-since-october-2025\/\">$2.39 billion in net inflows<\/a>. That was their strongest week since October 2025. Ether products received $689.88 million over the same period, extending the buying beyond bitcoin and providing a broader backdrop for Citi\u2019s revisions.<\/p>\n<p>The pace slowed considerably at the start of the following week, even as bitcoin funds continued attracting capital. They added $31.07 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-etf\/bitcoin-etfs-add-31m-8-day-inflow-streak-hits-3b\/\">continued ETF inflows<\/a> on Sept. 28, extending their positive run to eight sessions. Blackrock\u2019s Ishares Bitcoin Trust ETF received $54.84 million, while withdrawals elsewhere reduced the aggregate gain. Ether funds brought in approximately $17.1 million that day.<\/p>\n<p>Continued subscriptions then carried bitcoin ETFs into <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-etf\/blackrock-leads-66m-bitcoin-etf-inflow-9-day-winning-streak-holds\/\">a ninth positive session<\/a>, with $66.19 million entering on Sept. 29. Blackrock\u2019s product led with $51.09 million, followed by $33.24 million for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF. Ether products moved in the opposite direction, recording a $2.81 million withdrawal that ended their seven-session inflow streak.<\/p>\n<p>The latest completed trading session nevertheless interrupted the sequence of positive bitcoin fund flows seen in September\u2019s recovery. Farside Investors\u2019 data shows <a href=\"https:\/\/farside.co.uk\/btc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$148.7 million in net withdrawals<\/a> on Sept. 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/market-updates\/bitcoin-etfs-lose-149m-fidelity-leads-broad-selling\/\">ending the nine-session winning streak<\/a>. Fidelity\u2019s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund accounted for $125.6 million of the outflow, while the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF lost $13.6 million and Blackrock\u2019s product shed $9.5 million.<\/p>\n<h2>SEC Rules and Treasury Buybacks Shape Citi\u2019s Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>The investment products underlying Citi\u2019s inflow forecast give advisers a way to increase exposure through brokerage accounts. Shares represent exposure through a financial product, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/what-is-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">direct bitcoin ownership<\/a> involves holding the asset transferred over the decentralized Bitcoin network. The bank anticipates a slower but steadier pace of new allocations.<\/p>\n<p>The regulatory backdrop also influenced Citi\u2019s assessment after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, a proposed digital asset market structure bill. The bank judged subsequent SEC rule announcements to have eased negative sentiment. It also attributed renewed crypto momentum to Treasury purchases of longer-dated bonds, while warning that a change in administration in 2028 could reverse agency rules, outside its forecast horizon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/market-updates\/citi-113k-bitcoin-price-target-expects-5-billion-crypto-etf-inflows\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways The bank\u2019s bitcoin target rose approximately 38%; ether\u2019s increased 35%. Advisers and brokerages are expected to increase allocations gradually. Bitcoin ETFs ended a nine-session inflow streak on Sept. 30. Citi Raises Crypto Targets as Its Inflow Assumption Turns Positive Citi\u2019s higher 12-month cryptocurrency price forecasts point [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":78928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}