2182: Billionaire Still Calling for $250K Bitcoin THIS Year – China Renews BTC Ban

A top billionaire analyst is still calling for $250,000 Bitcoin THIS year, even as markets struggle to find momentum and price correlations spike to 2022 bear-market levels. Meanwhile, China has renewed its nationwide ban on digital assets, igniting fresh geopolitical tension at a critical moment for Bitcoin. ETFs have finally flipped back to $220 million in weekly inflows, Strategy says it would only sell Bitcoin as a "last resort" if capital dried up, and mining difficulty is set to rise again as hashprice hits near-record lows. At the same time, Arthur Hayes refuses to back off his $200K–$250K year-end target, calling it a "why not?" scenario — and Roy Bhasin projects $1 million Bitcoin by 2035. We break down the predictions, the China crackdown, the ETF flows, and what the next macro catalysts mean for Bitcoin's path heading into 2026. For the full premium livestream experience with video, visit our Rumble at http://BitcoinNewsAlerts.net