Key Points
Industry executives and investors forecast a wide range of prices for bitcoin in 2026, dropping as low as $75,000 and rising as high as $225,000.
Commentators who spoke to CNBC expect big volatility in bitcoin this year.
Lower interest rates are among the factors cited that could support the price of the cryptocurrency.
After an all-time high and a big tumble for bitcoin
last year, industry executives and investors told CNBC that the cryptocurrency could reach new heights in 2026 — but with the potential for huge volatility.
In CNBC’s annual roundup of bitcoin predictions, several commentators forecast a wide range of prices for bitcoin in 2026, dropping as low as $75,000 and rising as high as $225,000.
Last October, bitcoin hit a record high of over $126,000 before falling later in the year to lows of around $80,000, according to CoinMetrics. Bitcoin is sitting around 30% lower than its all-time high.
Last year’s crypto market was buoyed by what was viewed as a more favorable regulatory environment in the U.S. under President Donald Trump, and increasing interest from larger institutional investors and traditional financial players like banks.
Meanwhile, there was a boom in so-called digital asset treasury (DAT) companies, which accumulate large amounts of bitcoin and other digital coins.
