Citibank and S&P are painting a fantasy of $140,000–$150,000—but only if you go through the “mouth” of traditional finance, the scammers behind the lies.

CoinDesk news: Analysts point out that the factors driving Bitcoin’s rise include: 1) ETF stickiness—moderate. Real-time tests show $5.4 billion in outflows since the start of the year; this is the first time there have been net outflows in the first half. About 80% of the peak inflows survived a -54% drawdown. In the past 3 days, a reversal of $510 million occurred; $IBIT led on the second day. 2) Improved clarity—moderate (about 48–50%). Citigroup’s target price is $143k, Standard & Poor’s target price is $150k, both conditional on passing. 3) Deepening traditional finance as collateral—moderate, in upgrade mode. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup are all building Bitcoin ETF/custody/lending independently of clarity. 4) Sovereign allocation—low. Even the most crypto-friendly U.S. government in history still hasn’t been able to break through budget neutrality. 5) Post-quantum upgrade—low, long-term. In the short term, there is no pricing correlation.