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\nCiti Slashes Bitcoin Target to $82,000 as ETF Money Heads for the Exits<\/a><\/p>\n

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Citigroup took a red pen to its crypto forecasts on Tuesday, cutting its 12-month price targets for bitcoin after the ETF flows that carried the market higher went into reverse.<\/p>\n

The bank now sees<\/a> bitcoin at $82,000 a year out, down from $112,000. It\u2019s the second time Citi has trimmed those numbers in 2026. An earlier round of cuts had already pulled bitcoin down from $143,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What changed most is how Citi thinks about Bitcoin ETFs. The bank had been penciling in $10 billion of net inflows over the coming year. It now expects zero.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That is a big swing, and it reflects what has happened in the funds themselves: BTC ETFs have shed roughly $3.3 billion in 2026, and June alone saw $4 billion walk out the door \u2014 the worst month on record for the products.<\/p>\n

Citi\u2019s analysts tied the downgrade to a mix of softer investor demand, those negative ETF flows, and a Washington that has yet to move on digital asset legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They also raised a more specific worry: that digital asset treasury companies, which have loaded up on bitcoin, might start selling<\/a>. Add in a broader shift of money toward anything with an AI label, and the setup for crypto has turned defensive.<\/p>\n

If things get worse, they could get a lot worse. Citi\u2019s bear case \u2014 built on a recession and a steady drip of ETF withdrawals \u2014 puts BTC at $53,000 over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin price jumps above $60,000<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin currently trades at $60,041, up $1,698 (2.91%) on the day, per the live chart dated July 1, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the past 24 hours it swung between a low of $57,717.55 and a high of $60,473.99, with the biggest push coming after 9:00 a.m., when price broke from around $58,500 up past $60,400.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Volume ran to 446,377 BTC, or $26.85 billion. Market cap sits at $1.20 trillion, according to Bitcoin Magazine <\/em>data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in April, Citi said<\/a> adding bitcoin alongside gold could improve portfolio performance, arguing that splitting a traditional 5% gold allocation between the two assets enhanced returns while providing better resilience during inflationary and bond market stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The report also noted BTC was increasingly behaving as both a geopolitical hedge and a neutral settlement asset, with analysts pointing to strong price momentum, bearish derivatives positioning that could fuel further gains, and BTC outperforming gold during recent market volatility.<\/p>\n

This post Citi Slashes Bitcoin Target to $82,000 as ETF Money Heads for the Exits<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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