Max Keiser
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Last researched 20 Jul 2026, 04:45 UTC
Max Keiser is a prominent Bitcoin maximalist and early adopter whose long-term macro bullishness on Bitcoin has been highly successful. However, his specific medium-term price targets are characterized by extreme hyperbole and frequently missed deadlines. Additionally, his strong ideological bias against altcoins leads to a highly inaccurate track record of predicting their imminent collapse.
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Buy Bitcoin at $1; Predicted Target of $100,000
Bitcoin eventually crossed the $100,000 milestone in January 2025.
Benzinga (June 2025) - 'Max Keiser Once Predicted Bitcoin Could Hit A $300 Trillion Market Cap...'
Heavily promoted Quarkcoin as a highly secure alternative to Bitcoin with massive upside.
Quarkcoin crashed to zero and was abandoned by developers.
Bitcoin Magazine (Dec 18, 2013) - 'QuarkCoin: Noble Intentions, Wrong Approach'
Co-designed and promoted Maxcoin, predicting a $20 million market cap and calling it a '20-bagger' when priced around $0.03.
The asset briefly peaked at $3.11 but collapsed to $0.006 by December 2014, representing a 99%+ decline.
Bitcoinwiki - 'Maxcoin'
With Bitcoin trading at approximately $3,000, tweeted that a price of $5,000 was 'within sight.'
Bitcoin crossed $5,000 in September 2017 and continued to run to nearly $20,000 in December 2017.
CCN.com (June 2017) - 'Max Keiser: Bitcoin Price in Sight for $5,000'
During the depths of the 2018 bear market, predicted Bitcoin would end 2020 at approximately $28,000.
Bitcoin closed December 31, 2020, at approximately $29,000.
Stansberry Research / YouTube (Jan 5, 2021) - 'Max Keiser Reveals Bitcoin Price Forecast for 2021, After Nailing 2020 Call'
Set short-term price target of $28,000 and claimed $100,000 was 'within sight.'
Bitcoin corrected sharply, hitting a COVID-19 crash low of $3,800 in March 2020, and did not reach $28,000 until December 2020.
CCN.com (June 2019) - '$1 Million Bitcoin Price 'No Longer Off the Table': Max Keiser'
Upgraded long-term Bitcoin price target to $400,000 as markets crashed.
Although Bitcoin rallied, it topped out at $69,000 in November 2021, far short of the $400,000 target.
CCN.com (March 2024) - 'Max Keiser: The Story of a Bitcoin 'Legend''
Tweeted that '$28,000 is in play before we see a pullback – and then we're heading to 6-figures.'
Bitcoin reached $28,000 in December 2020 without a major pullback, and eventually crossed $100,000 in 2025.
Cointelegraph (July 28, 2020) - 'Bitcoin's Current Breakout Sets It up for $28,000...'
Predicted Bitcoin would hit $220,000 by the end of 2021 based on network hash-rate growth.
Bitcoin peaked at $69,000 in November 2021 and closed the year around $46,000.
Blockchain News / X (Jan 2021) - 'Max Keiser: Bitcoin (BTC) Price to Hit $220,000 in 2021...'
Re-predicted $220,000 for Bitcoin, pushing the target date out to 2025.
Accurately called a major market bottom and subsequent 700% recovery past $112,000, but the absolute target of $220,000 remains unachieved.
CryptoPotato (July 10, 2025) - 'Bitcoin Legend Max Keiser Predicts BTC to Hit $220K in 2025'
Stated that Solana had peaked at $100 and was destined to crash 80% to $20.
Solana did not crash; instead, it rose to over $200 by March 2024 and sustained high valuations.
Coinpedia Fintech News (Jan 2024) - 'Max Keiser's Warning... Solana to Drop At $20?'
Warned Argentina's President against integrating Ethereum, calling ETH a 'scam coin' heading to zero against Bitcoin.
While the ETH/BTC ratio weakened, Ethereum did not go to zero and maintained its multi-billion dollar valuation.
ZyCrypto (May 2025) - '“Ethereum Died. It Just Hasn't Been Buried Yet,” Asserts Max Keiser'
Predicted the US Dollar would collapse within 6 months.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) remained strong and stable through early 2025, with no collapse occurring.
Investing.com (August 30, 2024) - 'Bitcoiner Max Keiser Predicts USD Crash 'Probably Within 6 Months''
Predicted Cardano (ADA) would crash by 90% in the following six months.
Cardano was trading around $0.34 at the time of the call, and six months later in early 2025, it rose to over $0.66.
CryptoRank (October 2024) - 'Analyst Foresees 90% Cardano Price Drop in Next 6 Months'
Reiterated long-standing call that major altcoins ETH, SOL, and XRP would drop to zero against Bitcoin.
None of these assets went to zero; they continue to host large, active ecosystems.
U.Today (Oct 25, 2024) - 'Max Keiser Predicts Ether, Solana, And XRP Will Go to Zero Against Bitcoin, Again'
Predicted Bitcoin would cross $100,000 in the 'next few hours' and cross $120,000 'this month'.
Bitcoin did not cross $100k within hours, finished March 2025 down at $82,548, and did not cross $100,000 until later in the year.
Cryptonews.net (March 2025) - 'Bitcoin to $120,000? Max Keiser Drops Epic New Price Prediction'
Predicted Bitcoin would rapidly soar to $500,000 'in a jiffy'.
Bitcoin did not experience an immediate explosive run to $500,000; it peaked later in the year near $124,000-$126,000.
TradingView (May 8, 2025) - 'Bitcoin Price Will Soar to $500000 In Jiffy, Max Keiser Predicts'
Doubled down on his target of $220,000 'by the end of 2025'.
Bitcoin peaked at around $124,000-$126,000 in October 2025 and finished the year down around $87,000.
Coinpedia / X (July 10, 2025) - 'Max Keiser's Bitcoin Prediction for 2025 Shocks Crypto Twitter'
Predicted Bitcoin would hit $2.2 million by the end of 2025.
Bitcoin ended the year 2025 at approximately $87,000, representing an astronomical miss.
Binance Square / X (August 2025) - 'Bitcoin to $2.2 million? Max Keiser makes a shocking prediction...'
Declared the 'pump and dump' was over and predicted a drop back to $55 was 'inevitable.'
While Zcash pulled back, it did not hit $55, ending December 2025 around $512.
TradingView / X (November 2025) - 'ZEC Pump 'n Dump Is Over: Max Keiser Delivers Brutal 88% Crash Prediction for Zcash'
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