Bitcoin price predictions for 2026

Bitcoin and crypto price calls from named people, recorded with the source and the date they were made, and settled against the price where the wording allows it.

22 records from 11 people · 3 still running · 19 with no clock

Next to settle: Benjamin Cowen in 125 days (December 31, 2026).

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19 more said on the subject — no test, never scored
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The long-term target is around 10,000 transactions per second directly on Ethereum
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Said Aug 29, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 29, 2026
Arthur HayesCo-founder, BitMEX; CIO, Maelstrom
you're going to look up and see, you know, Bitcoin at $250,000.
Said Aug 25, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 26, 2026
Michaël van de PoppeCrypto trader and analyst, founder of MN Trading
To me, this is the area for #Bitcoin to hold. Little sweep of the recent low before the push upwards. If this doesn't hold, $77,100 and $76,400 come into play. If this does hold, next leg up for #Altcoins is in the making and we'll see $82,700.
Said Aug 25, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 25, 2026
Arthur HayesCo-founder, BitMEX; CIO, Maelstrom
This will ultimately drive Bitcoin to one million and beyond.
Said Aug 4, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Brian Armstrong
by 2030 I think it's very likely we'll see a 300,000 and 400,000 dollar Bitcoin
Said Aug 21, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 21, 2026
Rob Hadick
I expect a good 2026. For token prices like Bitcoin and Ethereum, there's likely to be continued momentum macroeconomically with better monetary policy and increased adoption of tokenized assets. McKinsey said 3% of cross-border payments happen in stablecoins today, up from zero, and I expect a 10-fold increase from that.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Rob Hadick
Stablecoins are here to stay and will grow 10-fold. Prediction markets are here to stay and will grow 10-fold. For public market exposure, it's either base layers like Ethereum and Bitcoin or companies like Circle.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Benjamin CowenFounder, Into The Cryptoverse
What I think is the most likely outcome for altcoins is honestly, I still think that alt-Bitcoin pairs might fall in again and form a low. But I think they're going to do what they did last cycle, where they just kind of consolidate down at these lows for a year and a half.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Benjamin CowenFounder, Into The Cryptoverse
Bitcoin is gonna drop into the summer of 2026.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Tom Lee
So I think in next year is really when Bitcoin can sort of begin to recover and the 200,000 level makes a lot of sense to me.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Tom Lee
I think Ethereum, which is around 3,000, can easily get to 9,000, 7,000 in early 2026. And then over time, as it starts to be competitive with payment rails, could get to the 20,000 level.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Tom Lee
So, we're pretty bullish. I think Ethereum, which is around 3,000, can easily get to 9,000, 7,000 in early 2026.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Benjamin CowenFounder, Into The Cryptoverse
So I think what's happening is you're probably going to see altcoins stop bleeding against Bitcoin in the coming months. I'm not saying it's over yet, but you might see them slow down that bleed for a little while as they sort of fall into these range lows and try to form a low.
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Benjamin CowenFounder, Into The Cryptoverse
So my sort of base case with dominance is that if Bitcoin does get a correction, it is certainly possible that dominance could sort of wane a little bit longer before spiking, but I do believe that Bitcoin dominance will go back up to 66%, like I think it will go back up near the highs before you get any type of alt season, if that makes sense, right?
Said Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Ki Young JuFounder & CEO, CryptoQuant
#Bitcoin cycle theory is dead. My predictions were based on it—buy when whales accumulate, sell when retail joins. But that pattern no longer holds.
Said Jul 24, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 19, 2026
Ki Young JuFounder & CEO, CryptoQuant
Bitcoin likely has another parabolic cycle ahead. Yes, capital efficiency is declining. In 2011, just $2.7B in net capital inflows drove a 55,436% price increase. This cycle, $697B produced a +689% return.
Said Jul 1, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 19, 2026
Ki Young JuFounder & CEO, CryptoQuant
#Bitcoin bull cycle is over, expecting 6–12 months of bearish or sideways price action.
Said Mar 17, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 19, 2026
Peter BrandtVeteran commodity trader and market analyst, Factor LLC
I think precious metals are closer to a bottom price-wise; I think Bitcoin may be closer to a bottom time-wise
Said Jul 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 19, 2026
Ki Young JuFounder & CEO, CryptoQuant
#Bitcoin bull cycle is over — here's why.
Said Apr 5, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 19, 2026

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