Morning Minute: Coinbase CEO Calls for Bitcoin to $1M

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just laid out his big target:

Bitcoin could hit $1,000,000 by 2030.

Speaking on the Cheeky Pint podcast, Armstrong laid out his bold thesis for Bitcoin’s future, predicting $1M BTC within the next five years.

His rationale centers on three major drivers:

He joins a growing list of Bitcoin bulls: Jack Dorsey has also forecast $1M BTC, and Cathie Wood has gone further, projecting up to $3.8M by 2030.

And that doesn’t even take into account some of Michael Saylor’s predictions ($40M+ by 2040).

Anyone can make a big bull call like this.

But some calls matter more than others.

Brian Armstrong’s view carries weight as the CEO of the largest U.S. crypto exchange and a key player in regulatory conversations.

Big targets like $1M drive:

And targets like this make it easier for folks buying for the first time over $100,000 to have a nice return multiple in mind (helps with unit bias).

$1M is a meme number, but memes seem to find a way into existence in crypto.

The last big one was early Bitcoiners “selling to the bankers.” Well guess what, that’s actively happening.

So maybe if $1M BTC is memed enough, it will be memed into existence as well…

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