TL;DR
Bitcoin enters 2026 with perspectives divided between institutional optimism and bearish technical signals. Grayscale anticipates that BTC will reach new all-time highs in the first half of 2026, while Standard Chartered projects $150,000 by the end of the year. The current price hovers around $96,950 following a 23% correction in the last quarter of 2025. Analysts agree that dollar liquidity, institutional adoption via ETFs, and regulatory clarity will be the determining factors for Bitcoin to break its previous high of $126,073 reached in October 2025.