Key Highlights
- Max Keiser states that the U.S.’s growing debt crisis might help Bitcoin to break $200,000
- Financial analyst warns that the financial gap between have-nots and have-yachts (assets) will grow rapidly
- He warned that a financial crisis would trigger riots
Max Keiser shared a speculative post on X (formerly Twitter), in which he pointed his finger towards growing debt concerns for the U.S. economy, which could help Bitcoin, ‘fastest horse in the race’, to break $2,000,000.
1. The $200 trillion debt spiral means the U.S. can’t stop printing.
2. The gap between have-nots & have-yachts (assets) will grow rapidly.
3. ‘Social cohesion’ risk will explode higher ie, riots.
4. Bitcoin, the ‘fastest horse in the race’ breaks $2,000,000 https://t.co/3kqNUl5MUD pic.twitter.com/7a7iAbWp4S
— Max Bitcoin (@maxkeiser) September 2, 2025
According to him, the U.S. government’s massive $200 trillion debt will force it to keep printing money uncontrollably.
He also raised concerns that growing debt will drastically increase the wealth gap, “between have-nots & have-yachts (assets) will grow rapidly.” He warned that this could trigger social unrest and riots.
U.S Debt Tops $37 Trillion
The numbers on the federal ledger are so colossal they border on abstraction. But for economists and policymakers, the United States’ $37.31 trillion national debt is a concrete and escalating crisis. He threatens to undermine the nation’s economic foundation and its standing in the world.
The figures, fresh from the Treasury Department, tell a stark story. The debt has ballooned by nearly $1.9 trillion in just one year. The key metric has skyrocketed to a post-World War II high of 119.4%. Simply put, the country owes more than it produces in a year.
The engine of this debt is a federal government that consistently spends far more than it takes in. The deficit for this fiscal year is projected to hit $1.9 trillion. The reasons are a toxic cocktail of demographic inevitability and political choices.
An aging population is relentlessly pushing up the cost of mandatory programs like Social Security and Medicare. Meanwhile, the fastest-growing line item in the entire budget is now the interest on the debt itself, a staggering $882 billion last year, which actually surpassed spending on national defense.
As the Federal Reserve hiked rates to fight inflation, the cost of servicing that mountain of debt soared.
Recent legislation, like the 2025 tax cut extension bill, has poured fuel on the fire. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that it could add trillions more to the debt over the next decade.
The chorus of warning from top financial minds is growing louder. Hedge fund founder Ray Dalio warns of an “imminent” tipping point where the world may not want to buy all the U.S. needs to sell.
Recently, Historian Niall Ferguson warned about an “economic heart attack” for Americans, which could shake America’s financial dominance.
Ray Dalio warned that, “The great excesses that are now projected as a result of the new budget will likely cause a debt-induced heart attack in the relatively near future. I’d say three years, give or take a year or two.”
Will Bitcoin Reach $200,000 by Next Year?
Bitcoin price reached an all-time high last month, but Bernstein analysts believe it could climb even higher, potentially hitting $200,000 soon. In a Tuesday note to clients, Gautam Chhugani and Bernstein’s digital asset team predicted Bitcoin will peak between $150,000 and $200,000 within the next 6 to 12 months. They describe this as part of a “long, exhausting bull run” for cryptocurrencies that could last into 2027.
The firm said, “We believe we are in the middle of a digital assets revolution backed by regulatory reform. Now we believe the Trump admin. is in mission-critical mode (incl. SEC/CFTC) to build the U.S into the crypto capital of the world, so the market peak is not anywhere near. We expect a long Crypto bull market, continuing the surge into 2026 and potentially peak in 2027.”
