Bitcoin Price at $85K as Bettors Eye $100K, ChatGPT Calls $94K

Key Takeaways

• Polymarket traders still see plenty of room to run, giving bitcoin a 39% chance of touching $100,000 before 2027.
• Kalshi is playing things closer to the vest, with its $86,240 forecast sitting not far above bitcoin’s current price.
• ChatGPT is the more optimistic of the two AI models at $94,000 by Dec. 31, while Claude lands at $91,500.

Bitcoin’s price barely moved Saturday, yet around it, a peculiar forecasting contest was cooking. Prediction-market traders have millions of dollars riding on where the cryptocurrency might travel before 2027, while two artificial intelligence (AI) heavyweights were also asked to forget the ranges and name one exact Dec. 31 bitcoin price.

The answers landed all over the board. Kalshi’s crowd stayed relatively close to home, Polymarket left the door open to another six-figure appearance, and both AI models envisioned a higher finish.

Friday’s Big Swing Goes Nowhere

The quiet followed a Friday session that briefly looked like it might break the week wide open. Bitcoin opened around $84,600 to $84,800, ripped to roughly $87,100 to $87,240, then surrendered the move and closed near $84,300 to $84,500. By midday Saturday, bitcoin’s price was around $84,829, up roughly 0.6% from Friday’s close. The day’s trading band was narrow, especially compared with Friday’s round trip.