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Tom Lee: Bitcoin to $150,000 by Dec 31, 2025

Tom Lee's prediction that Bitcoin would reach $150,000 by December 31, 2025 did not come true. Bitcoin's best close before the deadline was $124,720 on October 6, 2025, 17% below the target. Tom Lee made the call on CNBC on March 3, 2025, when Bitcoin was at $94,265. The target needed a 59% rise in ten months.

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What was said

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Tom Lee

Head of Research, Fundstrat Global Advisors; Chairman, Bitmine Immersion Technologies

CNBC, Mar 3, 2025SourceArchive

8 predictions · 2 hit · 4 missed · 2 open

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Speaking on CNBC‘s Squawk Box on Monday, March 3, Lee noted that he expects Bitcoin to “do better than $150,000 this year,” citing widening acceptance.

Lee said Bitcoin is becoming more widely held and pointed to Citadel starting to trade it as a sign of broader acceptance. He described the February 2025 decline as part of a routine cyclical drop and warned against trying to time the asset, saying Bitcoin makes all of its gains in 10 days.

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MissedDeadline

Price when said
$94,265 closeprice data
Target
$150,000+59%
Best close
$124,720price data

The prediction comes true if any daily close from Mar 3, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, inclusive, is at or above $150,000. Prices are daily closes in UTC, not intraday highs.

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