Summary
- Economist Timothy Peterson said Bitcoin has nearly a 50% chance of surpassing 140,000 dollars this month.
- He said Bitcoin has a 43% chance of closing at or below 136,000 dollars.
- He explained that this prediction is the result of simulations based on daily Bitcoin data since 2015.

Bitcoin (BTC) is said to have nearly a 50% chance of breaking through 140,000 dollars within this month.
On the 8th (Korean time), according to cryptoasset (cryptocurrency) news outlet Cointelegraph, economist Timothy Peterson said on his X (formerly Twitter), "The probability that Bitcoin will close above 140,000 dollars this month is 50%, and the probability of closing at or below 136,000 dollars is 43%."
At 9:28 a.m. that day, Bitcoin was trading at 121,711 dollars, down 2.36% from the previous day. He argued that Bitcoin could rise by about 15% more. Peterson explained, "This prediction is the result of 'hundreds of simulations' based on daily Bitcoin data since 2015," calling it "a data-driven analysis without emotions or bias."

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