{"id":94816,"date":"2025-09-08T23:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=94816"},"modified":"2025-09-08T23:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:00:24","slug":"tom-lee-predicts-200k-bitcoin-peter-schiff-isnt-buying-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=94816","title":{"rendered":"Tom Lee Predicts $200K Bitcoin \u2014 Peter Schiff Isn\u2019t Buying It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter Schiff has renewed his critique of Bitcoin<\/a> as Tom Lee of Fundstrat pushes a headline-grabbing $200,000 price target for the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

According to reports, Lee says the market\u2019s recent weakness is tied to the Federal Reserve\u2019s reluctance to cut interest rates, while Schiff points to gold\u2019s recent rally as a warning sign for Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Schiff Points To Gold\u2019s Rally<\/h2>\n

In an X post, the gold bug Schiff highlighted that the yellow metal rose 10% over the last two months and reached a new high of $3,620.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarkets are forward-looking. That\u2019s why gold<\/a> is up 10% in advance of coming rate cuts,\u201d he said, arguing that gold\u2019s move shows traders expect easier policy ahead.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin, he added, has not followed gold\u2019s lead, and that gap worries him.<\/p>\n

Permabull @fundstrat<\/a> forecast Bitcoin will hit $200K by year-end, as Bitcoin is sensitive to Fed rate cuts. He said the Fed\u2019s two-month pause is why Bitcoin hasn\u2019t rallied over that time period. But gold rallied 10% during those two months, hitting a record $3,620 as he spoke.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s $200,000 Call And His Explanation<\/h2>\n

Tom Lee remains optimistic. He has argued that the influx of institutional investors gives Bitcoin new \u201ccounter-cyclical characteristics,\u201d and that bigger players could push prices much higher over time.<\/p>\n

Based on reports, Lee blames the recent underperformance on the Fed and keeps the $200,000 figure in public view. His stance continues to make him one of Wall Street\u2019s best-known permabulls<\/a> \u2013 persons who maintain a perpetually optimistic outlook.<\/p>\n

Market Odds And Traders\u2019 View<\/p>\n

Polymarket users appear unconvinced by Lee\u2019s timetable. At press time, markets show an 8% chance<\/a> of Bitcoin reaching $200k this year.<\/p>\n

The same markets place roughly an 8% chance on Bitcoin dropping below $70,000 by the end of 2025. Those odds suggest bettors are split and that headline targets are being treated with skepticism.<\/p>\n\n

A Broader Performance Check<\/p>\n

Schiff has also pointed to longer-term measurements. He noted that Bitcoin is down 16% against gold over the past four years, even though the cryptocurrency has posted strong gains versus the US dollar in that span.<\/p>\n

He warned that when \u201cmore air\u201d comes out of the Bitcoin bubble, the four-year returns may look weak. The idea that the old four-year cycle tied to halvings may be fading was raised by other analysts in recent commentary, and that debate is ongoing.<\/p>\n

What Comes Next For Bitcoin<\/p>\n

Schiff went further by saying Bitcoin is more likely to sink below $100k than to reach $200k, putting a cautious spin on the outlook.<\/p>\n

This view makes clear where Schiff stands: he treats gold\u2019s rally as a forward signal about future policy and believes Bitcoin\u2019s lag is not a short-term quirk but a structural concern.<\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s counter is that institutional flows could change how Bitcoin moves over time.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peter Schiff has renewed his critique of Bitcoin as Tom Lee of Fundstrat pushes a headline-grabbing $200,000 price target for the cryptocurrency. According to reports, Lee says the market\u2019s recent weakness is tied to the Federal Reserve\u2019s reluctance to cut interest rates, while Schiff points to gold\u2019s recent rally as a warning sign for Bitcoin. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":94817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/94817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}