Bitcoin Predictions For 2026

Show Notes

The PBJ crew makes their (mostly) Bitcoin predictions for 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 DK Prediction #1: Vibe-coded bitcoin payments “moment” 02:50 DK Prediction #2: New bitcoin address naming standard wins 03:40 DK Prediction #3: 4-year cycle is dead - 2026 ends higher 03:50 Max Prediction #1: Lightning users go 10×+ to over 1M MAUs 08:08 Max Prediction #2: moneydevkit breakout 09:00 Max Prediction #3: GPU-ASIC switching site appears, routing power between AI inference and bitcoin mining 13:20 Max Prediction #4: Agent to agent bitcoin payment with no human in the loop 13:50 Max Prediction #5: Bitcoin as AI reward function - first example of agents “evolving” behavior based on zaps/payments 15:15 Max Prediction #6: “Sovereign AI” business toy - early demo sparks mainstream convo about AI-as-entity beyond LLC/C-corp 16:10 Max Prediction #7: Bhutan becomes the clear big winner & others copy the model 21:20 Max Prediction #8: First bitcoin mined in space 22:30 Max Prediction #9: Google has the best model by end of 2026 & xAI wins the narrative 25:50 Max Prediction #10: TIDAL pays an artist in bitcoin 26:13 Max Prediction #11: A surprise Nostr app breaks mainstream 26:30 Audience Prediction: AI makes a major scientific discovery that meaningfully moves the world 27:20 Steve's only prediction: Bitcoin ₿ symbol overtakes Sats 🎧 From the PBJ podcast recorded at 📍Presidio Bitcoin 🔗 Full episode: https://youtube.com/live/_5WG0yIa8Pc?feature=share 🌐 Learn more: https://www.presidiobitcoin.org/