YoungHoon Kim, widely promoted as the “world’s smartest man” with a claimed IQ of 276, has predicted that Bitcoin could hit $220,000 within the next 45 days.
He made the bold call on November 16 in response to a Grok AI projection that Bitcoin might reach $175,000 by year-end, arguing the rally could unfold much faster as BTC trades around $95,400.
Kim said a move toward $220,000 going into early 2026 is not only possible but likely, adding that if the prediction comes true, “I will use 100% of my Bitcoin profits to build churches for Jesus Christ in every nation.”
Kim’s $220K Bitcoin Call Not His Wildest Prediction
This isn’t Kim’s first sweeping bullish Bitcoin projection.
On September 29, Kim wrote: “As the world’s highest IQ record holder and Grand Master of Memory, I believe that Bitcoin is the only hope for the future economy.“
He claims to have converted all his assets into Bitcoin, expecting the cryptocurrency to appreciate 100x over the next decade, a path that would place BTC above $10 million.
Kim also argues that Bitcoin will become the world’s “ultimate reserve asset,” surpassing gold, foreign currencies, and U.S. Treasuries.
The 36-year-old South Korean founder of the United Sigma Intelligence Association has attracted a large online following, but his credibility is heavily debated.
Psychometric experts have questioned his IQ claims, and Paul Cooijmans of the Giga Society previously described Kim as a “pathologically lying impostor” in an interview with VICE.
Bitcoin Bulls Are Doubting Kim’s $220K Forecast
Many market participants, even Bitcoin bulls, are skeptical that Kim’s $220K price projection can be achieved in the next 45 days.
Over the last 41 days alone, the entire crypto market has erased $1.1 trillion in market cap, with Bitcoin shedding over $400 billion within that period.
Crypto market cap is now ~10% below levels seen during the record $19 billion liquidation on October 10th.
Source: X/@KobeissiBitcoin’s price decline began with institutional outflows in mid-to-late October, and in the first week of November, crypto funds saw $1.2 billion of outflows.
This has heightened the level of liquidation recorded in the market, which analysts believe has made the market choppy and would make Kim’s $220K Bitcoin target practically impossible in the near term.
Over the last 16 days alone, the crypto market has seen 3 days with liquidations exceeding $1 billion.
Daily liquidations of $500+ million have become a normal occurrence.
Expert Warns Bitcoin Could Crash to $89K or $72K Support Levels
Arthur Azizov, Founder and Investor at B2 Ventures, also told Cryptonews that Bitcoin’s drop to the $95,000–$96,000 level is the result of changing sentiment and the serious outflows from spot ETFs recently.
“Once the price fell below the crucial $100,000 level, it confirmed a descending channel that had been forming since mid-October, right after the massive liquidations.
Yet the market isn’t collapsing, and I can’t say it turns bearish right away. Participants just get more cautious,” he said.
He urged investors to pay close attention to the $89,000–$94,000 zone, as this is where liquidity is concentrated right now.
“If sellers keep putting pressure, the worst-case scenario is a return to the April 2025 $72,000–$74,000 band, where a real bullish impulse began and let BTC rise almost to $127,000, setting a new all-time high.”
Looking ahead into year-end and the beginning of 2026, Azizov still sees the current Bitcoin price action as a healthy consolidation until a clear bearish signal appears. Even though the chances for recovery are decreasing daily, they still exist.
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