Alleged BTC prediction for $145,000 in 2026 goes viral

A post that recently resurfaced on social media has brought renewed attention to an anonymous prediction for Bitcoin, which reportedly foresaw many of the cryptocurrency’s key price levels between 2019 and 2024. The viral image cites $145,000 as the final target for October 2026. However, serious doubts remain about the authenticity of both the data and the image’s origins.

Source of the claims remains unverifiable

The screenshot, shared by the crypto account Corleone, is framed as an anonymous post dated December 20, 2018 on a 4chan-style forum. The image alleges that a specific group holds roughly 90% of all Bitcoin in circulation, and lists a series of price targets spanning from October 2019 to October 2026.

At first glance, the predictions seem remarkably accurate. Bitcoin traded near $67,000 in November 2021 and dipped to around $16,000 during the bear market of November 2022—figures that align closely with the forecasted milestones. This led to rapid interest in the post.

A key issue is the lack of any verifiable archive link, user identifier, or digital footprint that could connect the post to a specific individual. Because forums like 4chan are inherently anonymous, it’s impossible to prove with certainty that these predictions existed in their current form before the events took place—absent a credible archived source.

Notable differences between earlier and current images

A Binance Square post from July 2024 featured similar claims about “holding around 90% of total supply” and alike price targets. Yet, in that earlier version, the projected Bitcoin price for September 2024 was noted as $105,400.

In the current viral image, however, the September 2024 target has been adjusted to $74,000, with a new October 2026 price target of $145,000 added. These changes suggest that the forecast—or at least the image—may have been updated over time to better fit real-world Bitcoin price developments.

Market cap calculations do not add up

The image also states that such a surge would yield a Bitcoin market cap of $5.7 trillion, with BTC dominance ranging from 40% to 47%. However, with a $145,000 price and a circulating supply of roughly 20 million BTC, the actual market cap only comes to about $2.9 trillion. Even using the maximum possible supply of 21 million, the value would stand at about $3.05 trillion.

Therefore, if the figure of $5.7 trillion was intended to describe Bitcoin’s market cap, the math simply does not align. If it was referencing all cryptocurrencies, the statement is ambiguous and does not establish the credibility of the post.

The 90% supply control claim clashes with on-chain data

Another striking claim in the post is that a specific group holds about 90% of all Bitcoin. Currently, there are about 20.04 million BTC in circulation, with a maximum cap of 21 million. According to this claim, nearly 18 million BTC would be controlled by one group.

Yet, Bitinfocharts shows that the top 100 Bitcoin addresses together hold only about 15.27% of total supply, while the top 10,000 addresses account for approximately 53.89%. Bitinfocharts is a well-known data platform tracking blockchain address distributions and wealth rankings.

These figures make clear that the viral image’s claim of 90% is not supported by current on-chain data. As a result, the suggestion that an anonymous 4chan user accurately predicted powerful Bitcoin rallies through 2026 remains, at present, unproven.

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