Strategy, the Michael Saylor-led company that has made Bitcoin accumulation 
its core business, bought $76.6 million worth of crypto last week, lifting its 
total holdings to 762,099 BTC — roughly 3.5% of the entire Bitcoin supply. 
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Wall Street brokerage Bernstein used that move as a springboard to reaffirm 
one of the boldest price calls on the market: Bitcoin hitting $150,000 before 
the year is out. Institutional Money Is Moving Bernstein senior analyst Gautam 
Chhugani delivered the outlook in a note to clients Monday, saying BTC has 
found its price floor after months of decline. The call, if correct, would 
mean the drop to around $60,000 in early February was the lowest point in the 
current downturn — and that everything from here points upward. Bitcoin was 
trading past $71,000 at the time of the report, meaning the $150,000 target 
represents a more than 110% gain from current levels. Chhugani pointed to two 
forces he believes will push the price there: growing inflows into BTC spot 
exchange-traded funds and rising corporate demand. The numbers backing that 
claim are hard to ignore. Bitcoin spot ETFs pulled in $167 million in a single 
day this week — their first positive day in four sessions — and have attracted 
$1.6 billion in net inflows since March began. The market got a brief lift 
earlier in the week after reports that US President Donald Trump had ordered a 
five-day halt in strikes on Iran. Bitcoin climbed to $71,750 on Monday before 
easing back. Corporate Buyers Keep Piling In Beyond Strategy, institutional 
interest is broadening. Australia&#8217;s pension fund Hostplus announced plans to 
offer clients Bitcoin exposure through self-directed portfolios. Morgan 
Stanley, one of the biggest names in global banking, has updated its SEC 
filing for a US Bitcoin spot ETF, a sign the product could be closer to 
launching than previously expected. Bernstein described Strategy as a high- 
beta play on Bitcoin — meaning its stock tends to move sharply in the same 
direction as Bitcoin, only more so. Despite MSTR shares falling 50% from their 
all-time high, Chhugani set a price target of $450 for the stock, betting the 
company&#8217;s large Bitcoin balance sheet will pay off as prices recover. Not 
Everyone Agrees The Bottom Is In Bernstein&#8217;s optimism is not shared across the 
board. Veteran chart analyst Ali Martinez laid out a scenario where Bitcoin 
drops as far as $41,500 by mid-October 2026 before any meaningful recovery 
begins. Related Reading: XRP Ledger Signals Growth With $1M Unlock And 
Activity Surge Standard Chartered Bank has repeatedly warned that Bitcoin 
could revisit $50,000 first, citing weak economic conditions and limited 
demand. The bank also cut its own 2026 Bitcoin forecast from $150,000 to 
$100,000. The split between analysts reflects how uncertain this market 
remains. Bitcoin has never matched the scale of correction seen in past bear 
markets if the February low holds — that would make this one of the shallower 
pullbacks from an all-time high in the asset&#8217;s history. Featured image from 
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