Arthur Hayes called it:

This will ultimately drive Bitcoin to one million and beyond.

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Arthur Hayes: “This will ultimately drive Bitcoin to one million and beyond.

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Arthur HayesCrypto Trader Digest (Substack)Said Aug 4, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026Anchored Aug 22, 2026

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Closing his introductory thesis that governments will print money in sums greater than the 2008 GFC to bail out AI credit.

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2026-08-22
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Evidence hash0x6d2d28c6…4eb204
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Record fingerprint0x6d2d28c6d1e914c3c14618f4fb3b579bf37a5f597a6a957584c66d6dad4eb204
Proof path
2 hashes from this record to the anchored root
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  2. 0x4591a86b4e2bcabc96928a0ebe35247df91df529cb8fa3d9a461c6c6d35e7bf3
Merkle root0x382ed1d3a15756bf740257638bca102c06e8621e35d13d332e0ca820e3405255
batch #62 manifest · 4 entries
Registry0x3d74d9e2f0f4c741fc49b34cc119b6db0cef47c0 · entry #61
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Anchored onchainbase-mainnet · Aug 22, 2026
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