Bitcoin News
By Steven Anderson
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Zhao's Shifting Super Cycle Story. Back in January, Zhao was loud about a "super cycle" for Bitcoin in 2026 — $200,000, he said, with…
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The Accountability Gap. Here's the uncomfortable part. Neither Armstrong nor Zhao faces much real accountability for…
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What the Market Is Actually Doing. The price range matters. At $76,900–$81,000, Bitcoin is off its 2025 highs by a significant margin.
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Brian Armstrong thinks Bitcoin hits $100,000 by year's end. Changpeng Zhao thinks it'll flip gold entirely.
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Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, said recently there's a "good chance" Bitcoin reaches $100,000 before the calendar flips.
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Zhao's arc is different, and maybe more dramatic.
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Back in January, Zhao was loud about a "super cycle" for Bitcoin in 2026 — $200,000, he said, with real conviction. Then Bitcoin slid below $70,000.
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Zhao still believes Bitcoin will surpass gold's market capitalization. He said it'll happen "in the next bull run," though he's careful not to pin a date to it.
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Gold's market cap sits in the tens of trillions. Bitcoin's is a fraction of that. The gap is enormous.
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That doesn't make their predictions wrong. But it does mean investors probably shouldn't treat these forecasts as neutral analysis.
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Armstrong's position as CEO of a publicly listed firm adds another layer. He operates under regulatory scrutiny that shapes how he talks publicly about markets.
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Both approaches have a logic to them. Neither is obviously more reliable.
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Right now, Bitcoin is trading somewhere between $76,900 and $81,000. That range puts Armstrong's $100,000 year-end call within reach — not comfortably, but not impossibly either.
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The price range matters. At $76,900–$81,000, Bitcoin is off its 2025 highs by a significant margin. The 30% drop Armstrong referenced is real and it hit sentiment hard.
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