According to online reports, several industry observers interviewed by CNBC predicted the price of Bitcoin in 2025, with the highest expectation being that Bitcoin will rise to US$250,000. James Butterfill, research director at CoinShares, said that the price of Bitcoin in 2025 could range from $80,000 to $150,000. Matrixport said Bitcoin could reach $160,000 by 2025. Alex Thorn, director of research at Galaxy Digital, predicts that Bitcoin will exceed $150,000 in the first half of this year and reach $185,000 in the fourth quarter. Standard Chartered Bank research directors expect Bitcoin to reach US$200,000 by the end of 2025. Carol Alexander, a professor of finance at the University of Sussex, believes that the price of Bitcoin could reach $200,000 next year. Youwei Yang, chief economist at Bit Mining, predicts that the price of Bitcoin will reach US$180,000 to US$190,000 in 2025. Sid Powell, CEO and co-founder of Maple Finance, predicts that bitcoin prices will reach $180,000 to $200,000 by the end of 2025. Elitsa Taskova, chief product officer at Nexo, believes Bitcoin will reach $250,000 within a year.