Bitcoin Is Going To $250,000 (Here's Why)

What happened

Arthur Hayes, CEO of Flop Labs and CIO of Maelstrom, discussed on The Pomp Podcast why bitcoin could reach $250,000. He covered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's money printing playbook and why bitcoin was overshadowed by the AI trade in 2025.

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Global impact / market context

If the government prints more money, the value of cash available may drop, pushing investors toward bitcoin as a store of value. This could boost demand for bitcoin, increasing its price and attracting more capital spending into crypto assets.

Analyst inference

In 2025, bitcoin was overshadowed by AI trade, meaning investors put more money into AI companies. If money printing continues, bitcoin's appeal as an inflation hedge might grow, shifting investor positioning away from AI and toward crypto assets.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Listen to the full audio podcast episode, available on various platforms, to hear Arthur Hayes' complete breakdown of bitcoin's path to $250,000 and his reasoning. Confirmed
2. Track Treasury Secretary Bessent's policy statements on money printing, as any expansion could increase borrowed money and indirectly support bitcoin's price rise. Proposed
3. Watch if the AI trade loses momentum; if so, investors might reallocate from AI stocks to bitcoin, potentially accelerating its climb toward the $250,000 target. Analyst inference

Affected assets

• BTC — Bitcoin

Evidence

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