Ran Neuner, founder of Crypto Banter, joins Jeremy Szafron to expose what he calls a “dangerous leverage loop” driving Bitcoin’s rally to $118,000. He warns that public companies like Bitmine and Sharplink are using debt to buy crypto, watching their stock prices spike, and then raising more capital – creating a feedback loop that mimics real demand, but could collapse if sentiment shifts. Neuner calls this “synthetic leverage” and predicts it will “blow up the cycle” if left unchecked. His Bitcoin price forecast for this cycle: $165,000.
In this Kitco News interview, Neuner explains why Bitcoin dominance above 62% isn’t bullish-it’s a red flag. He says retail investors are walking into a late-stage, high-risk phase of the crypto cycle. With Ethereum holding firm and altcoins collapsing, Neuner says the structure of this rally is fragile, built more on reflex than conviction.
Neuner also discusses the macro environment, warning that the market is underpricing a potential shift from the Fed, and that one unexpected tightening event could break the entire crypto rally.
Key topics:
-Why Neuner says the crypto rally is “synthetic,” not organic
-The role of public companies and debt-fueled Bitcoin buying
-Bitcoin dominance crosses 62%—why that’s not bullish
-Retail exposure and the high-risk phase of the cycle
-Neuner’s $165K Bitcoin price forecast
-Macro risks and the Fed’s next move
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00:00 Introduction a
00:05 Synthetic Leverage in Crypto
01:10 Understanding Market Cycles and Leverage
04:13 Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Strategy
06:45 Emerging Trends and Risks
14:39 Bitcoin’s Current Structure and Future Projections
18:17 Altcoin Market Dynamics
20:56 Investment Strategies and Market Risks
29:07 Conclusion
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37 Comments
Is this Bitcoin rally real – or built on debt and hype? Ran Neuner says the structure is more fragile than people think. Agree or disagree? Drop your take below.
Do opposite of this guy- u will be fine
Smart financial engineering and leveraged vehicles. Hmmm, I've heard this before somewhere….
Stock market collapse so does cypto.
Fair rally will take place only after current rulling govt in US will change they are looting middleclass families. Small and middleclass needs money to feed their families they can’t hold on to crypto whose values are demnishing in few days
You REALLY SUCK AT GIVING INSIGHT…..IN MY OPINION OF COURSE
Thanks Ran and Jeremy for this in-detail description of how this cycle is uniquely affected by Wall Street's participation, and especially for unclouding my understanding of the treasury companies crypto involvement, and the dangers associated with big-time leverage. Ill be timing my exits very carefully and probably a bit earlier than I previously figured.
These Wall Street Companies will get REKT in the Bear especially the ones that are holding XRP..Tokenomics matter and Ripple is laughing at the increased EXIT Liquidity
he is a scammer!
To quote @QubitCrypto-su5wi "Why is this scammer being given air time here😂" Ran is a sheetcoin scammer… Whether is claims about other companies is right or wrong just remember his company took millions to promote sheet coins and some rug pulls. He personally has state that "Alt coins are going to blast next week…buy these coins now!" as least 15 times on camera in the last 18 months and not once has the such an alt-coin season happened.
This guy is a moron
Wait isn't he the guy that said Ethereum is dead and then it shot straight up? He doesn't really have a good reputation in the community. Not sure why he on your channel.
Not sure why this guy gets the airtime he does, but I guess the ignorance of the masses explains a lot. It's liquidity that defines a cycle not leverage buddy!
Posi posi in the end all the hype will crash to zero
BS
"we're still very early in this cycle" 5 minutes later "we're probably in this last parabolic move of the cycle"
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Crypto is just another Dollar
The fed is NOT caught in the middle – they have politicized the rates – the housing market is terrible – due to high interest rates and Biden overspending
Ran Neuner? Lol, guy's a clown.
Crypto is not necessarily a supply and demand market when you have dark pools manipulating prices.
Ran, your numbers are a bit incomplete. Go back a bit further and you'll see that Bitcoin reached US$20,000 in late 2017, then a few yeas later, it dropped to about US$3,500. It then went up to about US$69,000, after which it dropped to about US$14,000, before beginning this run.
This guy is scumbag anyone listen to him is going down a dark path
Saylor 🎉 ponzi scheme
man, after listening to that …. I do not see this ending well
Well done sir
Tnx ran!
This is probably the most useless interview I've seen on your channel
So glad I could watch this guy show me every squiggle on the chart.
Interesting list of the big ETH holders! At Nr5 I see Pulsechain.. Is this the Freedom chain everyone is talking about on X? Great guest Kitco!👏👍
This guy knows nothing, ive been watching him for years
Excellent discussion. Thank you.
Even a broken clock shows time right twice! Doesn’t mean he is wrong on this topic but scammer is a scammer
i dont understand why u invite him n not not cowen instead bcoz he himself asks cowen abt the market
wehey off the bat ran myfriended and outfriended everybody's friend:)
Team Uncle Ran❤
This character and half of his team are gamblers driven by emotions! DO NOT listen to him!
Ask him how many lives he ruined with Gummy and Baked tokens