Tom Lee, chair of the Ethereum treasury company BitMine and co-founder of Fundstrat, said he still expects markets to remain strong through the end of the year despite recent volatility. He discussed the week ahead, the US midterms and the Binance attack on CNBC's Squawk Box.
Tom Lee says he still expects markets to stay strong through year-end
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The story so far: Tom Lee crypto bull market outlook
Tom Lee has repeatedly predicted a large crypto bull market, saying ether could rise well above $10,000 within 12 months. He now says he still expects markets to remain strong through year-end despite recent volatility.
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Tom Lee says ether could climb well above $10,000 within 12 months
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Tom Lee says ethereum could reach $50,000 this cycle
BitMine chairman Tom Lee said ethereum could rise to $25,000-$50,000 in this cycle and top $5,000 by year-end, adding that ETH could reach about $7,500 if Bitcoin climbs above $100,000. Traders put the odds of ETH hitting $5,000 by the end of 2026 at just 4%.
Tom Lee says Bitcoin, semiconductors and neoclouds offer buying opportunity
BitMine chairman Tom Lee told CNBC he is strongly bullish on Bitcoin and on the semiconductor and neocloud sectors, saying they have pulled back to key support while fundamentals remain intact. He called the current range a favourable risk-reward zone for buyers amid market fear.
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Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee said crypto, chip stocks and AI cloud companies have all retraced to support levels and could spring higher if fundamentals hold. He argued the risk-reward is attractive when fundamentals are intact but market fear is rising, in a CNBC clip shared by Coin Bureau.
Tom Lee says $10,000 Ethereum target is still too low
BitMine chairman Tom Lee said a $10,000 target for Ethereum is still too low, pointing to its market share, growing institutional investment and wider corporate treasury adoption. He expects Ethereum to climb well above $10,000.
Tom Lee says some venture investors regret missing Bitcoin's roughly 80-fold decade
Fundstrat strategist Tom Lee said at TOKEN2049 that some venture investors he met in Taiwan regret not simply buying and holding Bitcoin, which has risen about 80-fold in a decade from below $1,000 to around $80,000. He said this cycle warrants maximum allocation to Bitcoin, ether and Solana.
Tom Lee says market is in a sell-off as tech stocks hit support
BitMine chairman Tom Lee told CNBC on 23 October that markets are in a sell-off, with tech and semiconductors under heavy pressure and defensive sectors gaining. He said sentiment is too pessimistic, and his technical analyst Mark Newton sees tech stocks as broadly at support.
Tom Lee says he still expects markets to stay strong through year-end
Tom Lee, chair of the Ethereum treasury company BitMine and co-founder of Fundstrat, said he still expects markets to remain strong through the end of the year despite recent volatility. He discussed the week ahead, the US midterms and the Binance attack on CNBC's Squawk Box.
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