Bitcoin prediction $79,500 by May 25

X user @zaynrae05 posted a Bitcoin Pizza Day prediction on May 22 saying bitcoin would “push back” to $79,500 by May 25. The post circulated as social-media traders marked the annual crypto-themed holiday tied to the first widely cited commercial bitcoin purchase. The call attached a precise price target and a three-day deadline. Market data available on May 22 showed bitcoin trading around $77,500, below the level cited in the post. ### What exactly did the X post say? The May 22 post from @zaynrae05 set a target of $79,500 for bitcoin by May 25, 2026. The message was framed around Bitcoin Pizza Day and presented as a bullish near-term view rather than a longer dated market thesis. The social-media post did not, in the material reviewed, include a detailed trading model, portfolio disclosure or risk parameters. It gave traders a number and a date, which is the format that often spreads quickly on X during volatile crypto sessions. ### Where was bitcoin trading when the prediction appeared? CoinMarketCap data showed bitcoin closed at $77,539.17 on May 21 after trading between $76,655.44 and $78,100.56 that day. YCharts, which cites CoinGecko data, listed bitcoin at $77,546.34 on May 22. CoinDesk also showed bitcoin near $77,554 late on May 21 U.S. time, while WorldCoinIndex listed it around $77,719 on May 22. ### How far away was $79,500 from the market? A move from $77,546.34 to $79,500 would require a gain of about $1,954, or roughly 2.5%, based on the May 22 YCharts reading. (coinmarketcap.com) Using the May 21 CoinMarketCap close of $77,539.17, the gap was about $1,961. CoinMarketCap’s recent daily history shows bitcoin had traded above that level earlier in May. (ycharts.com) The token closed at $79,065.68 on May 15 and $81,051.25 on May 14, indicating the target sat within bitcoin’s recent trading range even though it was above the May 22 spot level. ### Why mention Bitcoin Pizza Day in a trading post? (ycharts.com) Bitcoin Pizza Day refers to May 22, 2010, when programmer Laszlo Hanyecz is widely credited with spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas, a transaction that has become a recurring date for crypto commentary and marketing. That anniversary often draws a surge of celebratory or speculative posts across crypto social media each year. (coinmarketcap.com) The post by @zaynrae05 used that backdrop to frame a short-term bullish call. In practice, Pizza Day posts frequently mix meme culture with market forecasts, especially when bitcoin is trading near a round-number threshold. ### Did the market data support a quick retest of that level? CoinMarketCap data showed bitcoin had already traded as high as $79,173.50 on May 16 and $82,005.96 on May 14. (fred.stlouisfed.org) That means the $79,500 target was above the market on May 22 but not outside the range bitcoin had reached within the previous eight days. Investing.com historical data showed bitcoin in the $77,500 area in real-time trading on May 22, reinforcing that the post was calling for a rebound rather than an extension from fresh highs. May 25, 2026 is the deadline named in the X post, and the original message remains on X under the @zaynrae05 account. (coinmarketcap.com) Bitcoin price trackers including CoinMarketCap, CoinDesk and YCharts provide the public reference points for whether the market reaches $79,500 by that date. (investing.com)