'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author Kiyosaki: Bitcoin to surge to 250,000 in 2026, Ethereum will reach 60,000

“Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki predicts that Ethereum will reach $60,000 in 2026, sparking heated debate within the crypto community. Kiyosaki’s target implies that Ethereum’s price will grow nearly 20 times within a year. In his updated forecast from November 2025, the financial investor confidently expects Bitcoin to reach $250,000 and considers both assets important hedges against inflation and fiat currency collapse.

The Crypto Beliefs of the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” Author

Robert Kiyosaki is globally renowned for his 1997 book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” which has sold over 40 million copies and been translated into 51 languages. Kiyosaki has long advocated for hard assets such as gold, silver, and Bitcoin, believing these assets can protect investors from fiat currency devaluation and inflation. In recent years, he has added Ethereum to his recommended investment portfolio, viewing it as another key digital asset following Bitcoin.

Reports from Yahoo Finance and CryptoPotato also support his logic, considering Ethereum a long-term macro asset rather than a speculative token. This positioning elevates Ethereum from a mere cryptocurrency to a store-of-value asset akin to gold or Bitcoin, highlighting its long-term holding value rather than short-term trading opportunities. As Ethereum’s fundamentals have continued to improve in recent days, this prediction has rapidly spread throughout the crypto community.

Kiyosaki’s predictions are not isolated incidents. He strongly recommended buying Bitcoin in 2020 when its price was only $10,000, advice that many mocked at the time. However, Bitcoin soared to $69,000 in 2021, proving his foresight. This successful experience adds credibility to his new predictions, although critics point out that not all his forecasts have been accurate.

Three Major Drivers Behind Ethereum’s 20x Surge

As of December 6, 2025, Ethereum is trading at about $3,037. The $60,000 price target implied by Kiyosaki would mean nearly a 20-fold increase within a year. This target would put Ethereum’s price far above its previous all-time high of $4,891 reached in November 2021, cementing its status as one of the most explosive assets in global markets.

Key Drivers for Ethereum’s Long-Term Outlook

Dencun Upgrade Effect: Significantly reduces rollup costs, boosts on-chain activity, and accelerates the influx of users and developers into Layer-2 networks

Ethereum ETF Approval: Institutional funds can allocate to Ethereum through compliant channels, similar to the Bitcoin ETF effect

Accelerated Institutional Adoption: Ethereum’s evolving role as an international financial settlement tool, with strong momentum in Web3 middleware development

The Dencun upgrade, implemented by Ethereum in March 2024, was a major network upgrade centered on introducing “proto-danksharding” technology, which dramatically reduces data storage costs for Layer-2 solutions. This upgrade slashed transaction fees by over 90% on Layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base, greatly enhancing the competitiveness of the Ethereum ecosystem. Analysts believe these fundamentals explain the logic behind the price predictions.

The approval of an Ethereum ETF is another important catalyst. In May 2024, the US SEC approved multiple spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing traditional financial institutions to invest in Ethereum compliantly. Although capital inflows into Ethereum ETFs have not matched those of Bitcoin ETFs, they have still brought billions of dollars in new demand to the market. As more institutional investors become familiar with Ethereum’s value proposition, ETF inflows are expected to accelerate.

On the adoption front, Ethereum is evolving from a mere smart contract platform into financial infrastructure. Wall Street giants such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are testing Ethereum-based cross-border payment and securities settlement systems. PayPal has launched its Ethereum-based stablecoin PYUSD, while Visa and Mastercard are also exploring payment solutions on the Ethereum network. The expansion of these use cases provides long-term value support for Ethereum.

Polarization Between Skepticism and Extremism

The community’s response to Kiyosaki’s predictions has been markedly polarized. Critics mock his forecasts and point out that he has made similarly over-optimistic predictions in the past, such as Bitcoin reaching $100,000 in 2021. Due to macroeconomic uncertainty and previous failed predictions, his forecasts have been derided as wishful thinking.

Kiyosaki has indeed made inaccurate predictions. He forecasted in 2020 that Bitcoin would reach $100,000 in 2021, but Bitcoin peaked at only $69,000 that year. He also predicted that the US dollar would collapse in 2023, but the dollar index actually strengthened that year. These missteps have led some investors to approach his new predictions with caution.

However, his supporters believe the scaling of the Ethereum ecosystem could bring higher valuations. Many users believe Kiyosaki’s $60,000 target is too low, citing exponential Layer-2 growth, institutional adoption, and Ethereum’s role shift as an international financial settlement tool as evidence. As Ethereum’s momentum in the Web3 middleware layer strengthens, the $60,000 target is increasingly discussed among the most bullish groups.

Legendary trader Arthur Hayes once predicted that Ethereum could reach $10,000 in this bull cycle—a target much more conservative than Kiyosaki’s, but still implying a threefold increase from current prices. By comparison, institutional forecasts such as those from VanEck are more cautious, projecting Ethereum could reach between $11,000 and $51,000 by 2030. Kiyosaki’s $60,000 target sits at the upper limit of optimistic forecasts.

Macro Backdrop and the Fiat Collapse Narrative

Kiyosaki’s predictions are not purely based on technical analysis or fundamentals, but are rooted in his long-held macroeconomic views. He believes that major global fiat currencies are facing systemic crises, and that unlimited quantitative easing by central banks will lead to hyperinflation. In this context, hard assets (gold, silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum) will become the only safe haven for wealth preservation.

This “fiat collapse” theory is not widely accepted in mainstream economics but has strong resonance in certain investment circles. Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad Poor Dad” book series always emphasizes the distinction between “assets” and “liabilities,” arguing that holding assets that generate cash flow or appreciate in value is key to financial freedom. In his framework, fiat currency is a liability (because it continually depreciates), while gold and cryptocurrencies are assets.

The 2024-2025 macro environment does feature some factors supporting Kiyosaki’s arguments. Global debt levels are at all-time highs, US national debt exceeds $35 trillion, and many countries have debt-to-GDP ratios over 100%. Central banks may be forced to keep printing money to maintain economic growth and avoid debt defaults. If this continues, the relative value of hard assets could indeed rise sharply.

However, critics point out that Kiyosaki’s predictions ignore many key variables. Regulatory risk is the biggest uncertainty—if major countries impose strict regulations or bans on cryptocurrencies, Ethereum’s price could fall sharply instead of rising. In addition, technical risks (such as smart contract bugs or network attacks), competitive risks (from other Layer-1 blockchains), and macroeconomic recessions could all prevent Ethereum from reaching the $60,000 target.