Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin could hit $250,000; here's the reason he cited

Arthur Hayes, the chief investment officer of cryptocurrency firm Maelstrom, predicted that Bitcoin is on track to reach $250,000 and claimed it's only a stepping stone toward even bigger gains.

In Scott Melker's podcast, Hayes explained that the global economic pressures forcing governments to print massive amounts of money will devalue fiat currencies, setting the stage for Bitcoin's surge.

Economic strategy

According to Hayes, Trump and his team are working to reshape the world around the US, but achieving this will require printing vast amounts of money. He said "It requires destroying the real value of government bonds in the United States," quoted The Street.

Hayes claimed that governments worldwide, including the US, China, Japan, and Europe, are all facing the same economic pressures and will have no choice but to flood their markets with liquidity.

According to him, economic strategies initiated by the US government, mimicked later by China, followed by Europe, will inevitably cause a dramatic surge in Bitcoin. For Hayes, Bitcoin is "the only free market left," as quoted by The Street.

Surge

With Bitcoin now trading at about $103,378, Hayes said the $250,000 mark is just a pit stop on the way to a possible million-dollar Bitcoin. He claimed that macroeconomic shifts and the increasing dependence on cryptocurrencies will push the digital currency to unprecedented heights.

Bitcoin has already broken its all-time high record of $108,786 as of January 2025 and is currently up 3.16% trading at $103,378.

FAQs

What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a type of digital currency created to work as money and a payment method without relying on banks or any central authority. This means no third parties are needed to process transactions. Bitcoin was introduced in 2008 by an anonymous person or group under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.

Why does Arthur Hayes think Bitcoin will hit $250,000?
According to Hayes, global economic pressures, including massive money printing by governments, will devalue fiat currencies, setting the stage for Bitcoin to surge as a store of value.