Coinbase CEO’s $400K Bitcoin Call Comes With A Big Catch

For Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, bitcoin at $400,000 by 2030 remains a reasonable target. However, to reach it from its current price, BTC would have to multiply by more than five.

In brief

Bitcoin should gain more than 400% by 2030

During an interview with CNBC on September 10, Brian Armstrong reaffirmed his projection. Asked about the possibility of bitcoin nearing $400,000 before 2030, he responded that he still considers this target realistic.

Currently, BTC trades around $77,000. It remains nearly 39% below its record of $126,198 reached in October 2025.

Many data points allow measuring the scope of the forecast :

• Bitcoin should increase by about 420% from $77,000 ;
• Its price should multiply by nearly 5.2 ;
• The target would surpass the October 2025 record by 217% ;
• Its market capitalization would approach $8 trillion with 20 million BTC in circulation.