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/ 

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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. 

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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

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.