Bitcoin ETFs Are Coming Off Their Best 3-Week Stretch of the Year. What’s Next for Bitcoin?

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With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) up 25% in August, it’s perhaps no surprise that new money is once again flowing into the Bitcoin ETFs. Money always follows performance.

In fact, Bitcoin recently wrapped up its best 3-week stretch of the year, pulling in $3.8 billion from investors. So where does Bitcoin go from here? Here are two possible scenarios.

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A bull-case scenario for Bitcoin

It’s easy to lay out a bull-case scenario for Bitcoin, which has historically performed best in the final months of the year. As long as Bitcoin continues to push higher in the coming weeks, money will continue to pour into the spot Bitcoin ETFs, providing a nice floor under the price of Bitcoin.

If key crypto legislation (i.e., the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act) passes this year, it could be off to the races for Bitcoin. This new crypto legislation will make it easier for institutions to buy, hold, and trade digital assets such as Bitcoin. That should help to push up the rate of institutional adoption and boost portfolio allocations to Bitcoin.

Remember 2024? In a span of weeks, Bitcoin soared from $69,000 to $100,000. Right now, the Kalshi <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/07/27/prediction-markets-are-booming-crypto-markets-are/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=article&referring_guid=080ef541-d966-4873-9e4d-8d51a5ae4743″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>online prediction market gives Bitcoin a 21% chance of hitting the $100,000 mark by the end of the year.

From this perspective, a price target of $100,000 is certainly not impossible, though it’s not the most likely outcome either.

A bear-case scenario for Bitcoin

The only problem, of course, is that the Clarity Act is no longer a certainty to pass in its current form. And that means any bounce might be limited at best. There’s a good reason why the most likely outcome for Bitcoin, according to prediction markets, is ending the year somewhere in a range of $75,000 to $80,000. That’s exactly where it’s trading now.

But Bitcoin could easily sink much lower. Fed rate hikes appear to be on the way, and these have historically been anathema for crypto. Higher interest rates make risky assets such as Bitcoin look much less attractive on a relative basis. For good reason, prediction markets give approximately a 15% chance of Bitcoin ending the year below $60,000.

Investor perceptions about Bitcoin

At the end of the day, it all comes down to investor sentiment. This is what typically drives the <a href="https://xpertsstudio.com/senate-rejects-crypto-market-bill-exposing-cracks-in-industrys-political-clout/" title="Senate Rejects Crypto Market Bill, Exposing Cracks in Industry's Political Clout”>crypto market, and a good reason why it’s always important to keep an eye on the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Source: finance.yahoo.com