In the dim, smoky corners of civilization, as the world murmurs feverishly about Bitcoin, speculations float about like vodka fumes at a country wedding. Enter Hal Finney—early adopter, cryptographer, and a man evidently unconcerned with the price of eggs or, for that matter, reality. In a 2009 memo, Hal opined, perhaps after one too many cups of strong tea, that Bitcoin might reach $10 million per coin. Yes, truly, ten million—a figure that would make even the most optimistic aunt clutch her savings book and sigh theatrically.
Recently, this whimsical fantasy resurfaced thanks to the digital heralds at BitcoinNews21M (whose other hobbies surely include counting grains of sand and predicting the exact hour it will rain). Now, sober-faced gentlemen in stiff collars and excitable youths in pajamas argue feverishly: is Hal Mad or Merely Bold?
In what can only be described as a spirited flight of fancy, Hal dreamed of Bitcoin conquering the entire globe, replacing currencies from ruble to rupee. Today, with Bitcoin teetering near $108,000 (as of June 29, 2025—check your calendars, comrades), Finney’s pronouncement, scribbled just weeks after Bitcoin’s birth, glimmers like a forgotten samovar at a yard sale—dusty, yet oddly alluring.
“You think $1 Million is Crazy?
Meet Hal,
A week after #Bitcoin went live in 2009, predicting $10 Million 🤯LEGEND!”
— Bitcoin News (@BitcoinNews21M), June 28, 2025
Our hero, Hal, stood at Bitcoin’s rickety cradle, receiving its first digital lullaby from Satoshi himself. He fiddled with proof-of-work as if it were a balalaika, composing a hypothesis so grand that one suspects he had a hidden flask nearby. His logic: if Bitcoin replaces all fiat money, it could absorb every kopek, yen, and penny of global household wealth.
According to the oracles at Credit Suisse (2024 edition, the one that sits unread in most libraries), household wealth is estimated at $305 trillion. With just 21 million coins to go round, each would be worth about $14.5 million—a sum so large it would frighten the local tax inspector into early retirement.
It all stems from Hal’s irritation with fiat currency’s suspect constitution. Since 1971, when the Bretton Woods system sailed off into the mist like a melancholy barge, these paper monies have shed roughly 90% of their value, according to the Bank for International Settlements. The result: some folks now glance sideways at Bitcoin like it’s a sturdy peasant girl—reliable in a pinch, if a little wild-eyed.
Suppose the world loses trust in its beloved paper and chaos erupts (hyperinflation, coups, politicians caught in salons eating all the good pastries), then, say the hopeful, perhaps Bitcoin’s rarity will catapult it to those dizzying heights.
Skeptics, of course, argue this is more likely than cows singing opera. Adoption hurdles abound, old markets cling on like stubborn barnacles, and yet those drawn to tales of quick fortunes keep blinking at Bitcoin’s past meteoric leaps, suspiciously eyeing the printing presses of central bankers everywhere.
Approaching the end of June 2025, the $10 million dream remains as tangible as a mirage on the Volga. Hal Finney’s prophecy endures—half legend, half speculative delirium—reminding the masses: anything is possible, but perhaps not probable (at least not before your tea grows cold).
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