Bitcoin viral post claims $145,000 target for 2026

A resurfaced post circulating on social media has reignited debate over an anonymous Bitcoin price prediction that allegedly foresaw multiple price milestones between 2019 and 2024. The image, depicting an October 2026 target of $145,000, is credited with predicting past prices with uncanny accuracy. However, significant questions remain concerning the authenticity and source of both the data and the image itself.

Source of the prediction remains unverified

The screenshot, shared by the crypto account Corleone, is presented as an anonymous post dated December 20, 2018, resembling those often seen on 4chan. The image claims that a select group controls about 90% of the total Bitcoin supply and lists various price targets spanning from October 2019 through October 2026.

At first glance, the accuracy of these predictions appears striking. Bitcoin traded at roughly $67,000 in November 2021 and dipped to around $16,000 during the bear market lows of November 2022, matching the figures in the viral post. As a result, the prediction has drawn considerable attention online.

The major issue is that the post contains no verifiable archive link, user mark, or any unique identifier tying it back to a specific individual. Because 4chan is largely based on anonymous contributions, there is no way to prove the same person posted these predictions before the events actually happened without an archived link.

Inconsistencies between old and new images

A July 2024 post on Binance Square featured a similar message, including the claim that “we hold about 90% of the total supply” and comparable price targets. In this earlier version, however, the Bitcoin price target for September 2024 appears as $105,400.

By contrast, the new viral image puts the September 2024 price at $74,000, and adds the $145,000 target for October 2026. This adjustment raises suspicions that the list of predictions may have been modified over time to better align with actual Bitcoin price movements.

Discrepancies in market capitalization calculations

The image further claims the prediction would lead to a $5.7 trillion market cap and Bitcoin dominance of 40% to 47%. Yet, using a $145,000 price and roughly 20 million circulating Bitcoin, the resulting market cap would be about $2.9 trillion. Even at the maximum supply of 21 million, the figure only reaches approximately $3.05 trillion.

Therefore, if the $5.7 trillion figure was intended to represent Bitcoin’s market cap, it fails mathematically. If it refers to the total crypto market cap, the statement remains ambiguous and does not bolster the post’s credibility.

The 90% supply claim clashes with blockchain data

Another notable claim from the post asserts that roughly 90% of total Bitcoin supply is controlled by a select group. With around 20.04 million Bitcoin in circulation (out of a maximum 21 million), holding 90% would equate to about 18 million Bitcoin.

However, statistics from Bitinfocharts indicate that the top 100 Bitcoin addresses hold just 15.27% of the total supply, while the top 10,000 addresses control about 53.89%. Bitinfocharts is recognized for tracking blockchain address distributions and wealth rankings.

This data clearly shows that the viral post’s 90% figure is not supported by current on-chain information. As a result, the notion that an anonymous 4chan user accurately predicted major Bitcoin moves through 2026 remains unsubstantiated at this stage.

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