Jan3 founder Samson Mow anticipates billionaire investor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will aggressively transfer into Bitcoin in 2026.
It was one among 5 daring Bitcoin (BTC) predictions from Mow for 2026, coming off a 12 months the place a number of Bitcoin forecasts from outstanding crypto executives missed the mark.
“@elonmusk goes laborious into BTC,” Mow mentioned in an X publish on Saturday.
Musk has proven his assist for cryptocurrency over time, however has raised considerations round Bitcoin’s environmental dangers. Tesla stopped taking Bitcoin funds in Could 2021 on account of environmental considerations. The next 12 months, in July 2022, the electrical automobile producer revealed that it had bought 75% of its Bitcoin holdings.
Bitcoin could attain seven-figure territory in 2026, says Mow
Mow, who isn’t any stranger to optimistic Bitcoin value targets, additionally predicted that Bitcoin’s value will attain $1.33 million in 2026, which is round 1,367% from its present value of $90,596, in accordance to CoinMarketCap.
Mow instructed Journal in June 2025 that Bitcoin could attain $1 million throughout 2025, or if not, 2026. “[It] is a given at this level, perhaps this 12 months, perhaps subsequent 12 months.”
Mow has beforehand pointed to nation-state adoption as a significant catalyst that might set off an exponential surge in Bitcoin’s value. In September 2025, Mow mentioned that an rising quantity of nations are making ready to ramp up Bitcoin adoption. “I believe we’re on the tail finish of step by step, and we’re originally phases of instantly.”
He isn’t too centered on reflecting on his 2025 predictions, nevertheless.
Mow responded to an X consumer on Saturday who requested, “What number of of your 2025 predictions did you hit?” by saying, “Let’s not dwell on the previous.”
“By no means look again. Solely ahead,” he mentioned.
Different executives are extra conservative
Different crypto executives usually are not anticipating such outsize returns for Bitcoin over the subsequent 12 months.
On Dec. 28, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan mentioned he anticipates an upward development, however nothing extraordinary. “I believe we’re in a 10-year grind upward of sturdy returns. It’s not spectacular returns, [but] sturdy returns, decrease volatility, some up and down.”
It follows a number of high-profile crypto executives whose daring Bitcoin value predictions within the earlier 12 months did not materialize.
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and BitMine chair Tom Lee predicted Bitcoin would attain $250,000 by the top of 2025, at the same time as just lately as October, when the cryptocurrency was buying and selling at round half that stage, after reaching an all-time excessive of $125,100.
Mow additionally predicted that the inventory value of Michael Saylor’s Technique (MSTR) would attain $5,000, an approximate 3,084% improve from its present value of $157.
He predicts Bitcoin will “outperform metals,” coming simply after gold and silver hit file highs of $4,549 and $83 in December. He additionally mentioned that “at the very least one nation” will launch a Bitcoin bond.
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