Bitcoin to $1M? Hougan’s Wild Ride to the Moon!

In this age of folly and delusion, where the masses clutch at the digital phantoms of wealth, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan emerges as a modern-day soothsayer, proclaiming that Bitcoin, that elusive siren of the financial underworld, shall ascend to the dizzying heights of one million dollars per coin by the year 2036. Ah, the audacity of hope! He envisions a world where the “global store of value market” balloons to a staggering 121 trillion dollars, and Bitcoin, like a cunning usurper, seizes 17% of this treasure, leaving it with a mere 21 trillion dollars in its digital coffers. A modest sum, indeed, for such a grand ambition!

Behold, the institutions of power-Harvard, Abu Dhabi, and their ilk-nod in approval, as if their endorsement could lend gravitas to this financial fairy tale. Yet, even as some cling to the earthy reliability of gold in times of turmoil, Hougan waves away the skeptics with a dismissive hand, declaring his prophecy “conservative.” Oh, the irony! In a world where markets tremble and fortunes vanish like morning dew, he stands as a beacon of unshakable optimism, or perhaps, a court jester in the circus of finance.

And so, we wait, with bated breath and a touch of mirth, to see if this digital dream shall materialize or crumble into the dust of forgotten predictions. For in the grand theater of human ambition, even the most outlandish visions deserve their moment in the spotlight.

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2026-03-11 10:06