Kimi, the AI developed by Chinese startup Moonshot AI, is swinging for the fences on Bitcoin’s end-of-2026 price prediction, predicts for $120,000 to $180,000 in the bull case while acknowledging a bear scenario that brings BTC all the way back to $45,000 to $65,000.
From a current price of $66,690, the distance between those 2 outcomes is one of the widest ranges in this entire series.
The bull case Kimi is constructing is built on 4 converging forces rather than a single catalyst, and the arithmetic behind it is hard to argue with when all 4 are working simultaneously.
The April 2024 halving reduced daily new supply to roughly 900 BTC while institutional demand from ETF products alone is potentially absorbing 5,000 or more BTC weekly.
That supply-demand imbalance becomes increasingly acute as the halving effect matures through the historical 12 to 18 month post-halving cycle window, which places the peak pressure point squarely in the second half of 2026.
Major wirehouses completing due diligence and allocating 2% to 5% of client portfolios to Bitcoin ETFs is not a hypothetical, it is a process already underway at several of the largest wealth management firms globally.
Nation-state adoption expanding beyond El Salvador with at least 1 G20 country announcing strategic BTC reserves would be the kind of geopolitical legitimacy event that no amount of ETF demand can replicate in terms of narrative impact.
And a Fed easing cycle weakening the dollar is the macro backdrop that historically turbocharges hard-asset appreciation. All 4 of those firing together is what gets Kimi to $150,000 and above.
The bear case is where Kimi AI is being more thorough than most AI predictions in this series. A global recession triggering forced liquidations is the most likely bear scenario given current macro conditions, but Kimi goes further and flags 3 additional tail risks that most predictions ignore entirely.
Regulatory overreach, specifically the SEC restricting self-custody or major economies imposing punitive crypto taxes, could drain institutional participation just as it was cementing.
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Miner capitulation creating hash-rate instability would generate the kind of negative headlines that spook retail and institutional participants simultaneously.
And a black swan event, whether an exchange failure, quantum computing FUD, or a major protocol exploit, could shatter the institutional confidence that has been building for 2 years before it fully cements.
In that scenario Bitcoin stays range-bound through 2026 and fails to decouple from traditional risk assets.
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Just Had a 9.35% Weekly Loss and Is Now Approaching the Bear Case Range Kimi Described
BTC price is closing the week at $66,690, down 9.35%, and the weekly chart going back to 2024 is now showing something that requires serious attention.
This week’s candle is one of the largest red weekly candles since the November 2025 selloff, and the close at $66,690 puts Bitcoin directly inside the upper boundary of Kimi’s bear case range of $45,000 to $65,000.
That is not a coincidence, it is the market testing exactly the zone where the bull case and bear case diverge.
The 2024 all-time high zone around $68,000 to $73,000 was the breakout level that launched the run to $124,000. Bitcoin is now sitting below that breakout zone for the first time since the original breakout in late 2024, and whether it reclaims it quickly or continues lower is the most consequential near-term question on this weekly chart.
The $62,000 to $65,000 zone below current price is the last meaningful support before the structure gets genuinely concerning for the bull case.
The February 2026 low near $62,000 was the deepest the cycle correction went, and a retest of that level would be the 2nd visit to cycle lows, which historically carries more downside risk than the first visit.
On the upside reclaiming $70,000 and then $75,000 are the 2 levels that need to flip back to support before the $88,000 to $95,000 near-term targets from other predictions in this series become realistic, let alone Kimi’s end-of-year $120,000 to $180,000 scenario.
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