Citibank Cuts 12-Month Target Prices for BTC and ETH to $112,000 and $3,175

DeepFlowTech · 2026-03-17T13:03:42+00:00

Citibank lowered its future price targets for BTC and ETH to $112,000 and $3,175 respectively, citing slow progress in U.S. legislation and declining expectations for ETF inflows. Under optimistic and pessimistic scenarios, BTC's price targets are $165,000 and $58,000 respectively, while ETH is $4,488 and $1,198.

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2026-03-17 13:03:42

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 17 — According to CoinDesk, Citibank released a research report lowering the 12-month target price for BTC from $143,000 to $112,000 and for ETH from $4,304 to $3,175. The reasons cited include slowing U.S. legislative progress, weak on-chain activity, and declining ETF capital inflows.

Citigroup analyst Alex Saunders pointed out that ETF capital inflows remain the most important positive driver, but the bank has lowered its 12-month demand assumptions to $10 billion for BTC and $2.5 billion for ETH. The report also notes that the probability of U.S. digital asset legislation passing this year has dropped to about 60%, with a shrinking legislative window.

In bullish and bearish scenarios, Citibank’s target prices are $165,000 for BTC and $4,488 for ETH in the optimistic case; in the pessimistic case, $58,000 for BTC and $1,198 for ETH. The report also highlights that ETH faces greater uncertainty, but growth in stablecoins, tokenization trends, and increased regulatory attention on DeFi could present potential upside opportunities.

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