Why Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Will Reach $750K by 2027 | Markets Outlook

Where bitcoin is headed and other predictions for the New Year with BitMEX Co-Founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes. BitMEX Co-founder and Maelstrom CIO, Arthur Hayes has been named one of CoinDesk’s 50 Most Influential People. He joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie, to discuss his famous and persistent $250,000 bitcoin forecast and the macro forces driving it. Plus, he explains why Zcash is his best investment and reveals his top three assets for 2026. To hear more from Arthur Hayes, visit:  X - https://x.com/cryptohayes  IG - https://www.instagram.com/cryptohayes/ Web - https://www.cryptohayes.com  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-hayes-b493b42/  Substack - https://cryptohayes.substack.com/  – For more, check out CoinDesk’s 50 Most Influential article on Arthur Hayes: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/11/most-influential-arthur-hayes.  To see the full list, visit: https://www.coindesk.com/most-influential-2025.  – Timecodes:  00:52 - Why What Arthur Says Resonates  01:32 - His Best Spat of 2025 02:25 - Why Zcash Finally Popped Off 04:49 - Arthur’s Zcash Prediction 07:03 - His Top Three Investments of 2025 08:07 - “It Doesn’t Matter Who Wins” - The Election Cycle and Massive Money Printing 12:02 - Is Bitcoin’s Rise Worrisome for the U.S. Economy? 12:55 - Arthur’s BTC Price Predictions 13:45 - The Biggest Crypto Trend of 2026 15:18 - The Biggest Challenge & Biggest Win for the Crypto Industry - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.