Arthur Hayes called it:

you're going to look up and see, you know, Bitcoin at $250,000.

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Arthur Hayes: “you're going to look up and see, you know, Bitcoin at $250,000.

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Arthur HayesAnthony PomplianoSaid Aug 25, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 26, 2026Anchored Aug 26, 2026

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Said as a guest on Anthony Pompliano's show, in the episode "Bitcoin Is Going To $250,000 (Here's Why)", published 25 Aug 2026. Hayes gives no date for the $250,000 level; the surrounding passage is about it arriving without a financial crisis preceding it.

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