{"id":96851,"date":"2026-05-06T11:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/?p=96851"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:00:19","slug":"arthur-hayes-predicts-collapse-of-most-altcoins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/arthur-hayes-predicts-collapse-of-most-altcoins\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Hayes Predicts Collapse of Most Altcoins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has stated that most altcoins will depreciate, while Bitcoin will rise to $125,000 by the end of the year. He shared this view at the Consensus Miami conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CoinDesk Live at Consensus Miami 2026 | Day 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GKqBymcpl7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hayes described the impending token crash as a healthy market cleansing, comparing it to the historical rotation of companies in the S&#038;P 500 index since 1929. He believes the altcoin ecosystem will survive.<\/p>\n<p>The entrepreneur attributes the growth of the leading cryptocurrency solely to global liquidity, rather than new regulations. In his view, the adoption of the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/clarity-act-finalizes-stablecoin-yield-provisions\">CLARITY Act<\/a> will not impact the market as significantly as central bank monetary issuance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cFor Bitcoin to reach $125,000, only one catalyst is needed \u2014 money printing. It&#8217;s simple,\u201d Hayes explained.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He considers the leading cryptocurrency a hybrid of a tech stock and pure liquidity. Hayes expects the <span data-descr=\"Federal Reserve System of the USA\" class=\"old_tooltip\">Federal Reserve<\/span> and the US Treasury to continue injecting capital into the economy through bond purchases. This flow of money will push prices upward and offset any negative factors.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analyst&#8217;s Opinion<\/h2>\n<p>An expert under the pseudonym Darkfost noted Bitcoin&#8217;s dominance rising above 61.3% as it surpassed the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-price-tests-81000-mark\">$81,000<\/a> mark. According to him, this indicates a continued concentration of capital in the leading cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BTC Breaks 81K as Dominance Rises, but Altcoins Show Early Stabilization<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrading volumes for altcoins on Binance are also showing signs of gradual recovery. Their share relative to the combined BTC and ETH volumes on Binance has increased from 31% to 49%.\u201d \u2013 By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Darkfost_Coc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Darkfost_Coc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C56oeBEQuR\">pic.twitter.com\/C56oeBEQuR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/2051928112691061030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the pressure, Darkfost sees signs of stabilization in the altcoin market. About 12% of assets on Binance have returned to the level of the 200-day <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-moving-average-and-how-is-it-used-in-crypto\">moving average<\/a>, although this figure was only 2.3% at the beginning of February.<\/p>\n<p>The expert also noted an increase in altcoin trading volumes. Their share relative to Bitcoin and Ethereum has risen from 31% to 49% over two months. Darkfost views this as a signal of returning investor interest, which could precede a phase of capital rotation.<\/p>\n<p>From April 27 to May 1, inflows into crypto funds <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/crypto-fund-inflows-drop-to-117-8-million-amid-ethereum-outflows\">fell to $117.8<\/a> million amid outflows from Ethereum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has stated that most altcoins will depreciate, while Bitcoin will rise to $125,000 by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Analyst Darkfost, however, noted signs of stabilization in the sector.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[20,1193,18,1146,1205],"class_list":["post-96851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-altcoins","tag-arthur-hayes","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptocurrency-market-forecasts","tag-cryptoquant"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"15","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Analyst Darkfost, however, noted signs of stabilization in the sector.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96853,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96851\/revisions\/96853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}