Max Keiser’s New Bitcoin Prediction: $2.2 Million Per Coin
Max Keiser has never been one to shy away from bold statements. Love him or hate him, the longtime Bitcoin advocate has a track record of making wild predictions—some right, some not so much. Back when Bitcoin was trading at a dollar, he was already shouting about its potential. Now, he’s at it again, but this time, his target is almost hard to wrap your head around: $2.2 million per BTC.
That’s not a typo. It’s a tenfold jump from his previous long-standing prediction of $220,000. And as usual, he’s not just throwing numbers out there. He’s pointing straight at the U.S. government’s spiraling interest payments as the reason.
The Debt Problem Just Got Bigger
The numbers are staggering. In the first 10 months of fiscal year 2025, the U.S. has already spent $1 trillion just on interest payments. That’s more than ever before at this point in the year, and it puts the country on track to hit $1.2 trillion in total interest costs by year’s end.
Keiser’s argument is simple: this can’t keep going. At some point, he thinks, policymakers will have no choice but to cut interest rates to make borrowing cheaper. And if that happens? Well, more money printing, more inflation—exactly the kind of scenario Bitcoin was built to hedge against.
“BITCOIN $2,200,000 incoming,” he tweeted on August 16, linking to a chart showing the explosive growth in U.S. interest expenses. For him, it’s all about supply and demand. The more debt piles up, the more attractive Bitcoin’s fixed supply of 21 million coins becomes.
Is This Even Possible?
A $2.2 million Bitcoin would mean a market cap in the tens of trillions. Crazy? Maybe. But Keiser’s reasoning isn’t completely pulled from thin air. If the U.S. keeps borrowing at this rate, and if the Fed does eventually slash rates to keep the system afloat, the dollar could weaken significantly. In that world, hard assets—especially ones with no central authority—start to look a lot more appealing.
Still, it’s a massive leap. Bitcoin’s price has always been volatile, and while it’s weathered crashes before, hitting seven figures would require a level of adoption that’s hard to imagine right now. Then again, people said the same thing when Keiser was calling for $100,000 years ago.
Whether you buy into his prediction or not, one thing’s clear: the U.S. debt situation is getting harder to ignore. And if there’s one thing Bitcoin thrives on, it’s uncertainty.
