Bitcoin peaked near $126,200 in Oct 2025, then plunged ~$12,000 triggering $19B+ liquidations — finished 2025 at $87,000 as high-profile forecasts (Kiyosaki, Lee, Chamath, Draper, Saylor, Eric Trump) missed

first published 2026-01-02T09:24:40Z

High-profile 2025 Bitcoin price forecasts (targets $150k–$250k and higher) were missed. BTC peaked around $126,200 on Oct 7, 2025, then dropped roughly $12,000 (~10%) on Oct 10, causing over $19 billion in liquidations and erasing nearly $500 billion of crypto market cap. Bitcoin closed the year near $87,000. Analysts say the miss was driven by sentiment and leverage, and recommend focusing on price action and risk management instead of bold long-range predictions.

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The article documents concrete market moves: a peak near $126,200, a ~10% ($12,000) drop on Oct 10 that triggered >$19B in liquidations and wiped ≈$500B from crypto market cap, and a year-end BTC price near $87,000, showing that many $150k–$250k (and higher) public forecasts were not reached; analysts cited sentiment-and-leverage-driven trading and urged price-action-focused risk management.

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