Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin.com News both cover Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's comments that Bitcoin has bottomed, but they describe opposite price movements on the same day.
What all sources agree on
- Brian Armstrong said, "I personally think we've seen the bottom of the bitcoin price in this cycle."
- Armstrong expects Bitcoin to move higher over the next one to two years as the market approaches the next halving.
- Armstrong discussed growth in stablecoins, tokenization, prediction markets, and 'agentic finance' as trends beyond Bitcoin's price.
- Coinbase's prediction markets were cited as growing roughly 100% quarter over quarter.
Where the reports disagree
1Direction of Bitcoin's price movement around the comments
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (CRYPTO: $ETH) are again rallying and outpacing U.S. stocks, which have been flat since late August.
Bitcoin Price Slides as Coinbase Boss Calls the Cycle Bottom
What would settle it: A time-stamped Bitcoin price chart or exchange data (e.g., Coinbase or a market data provider) for September 10, 2026, showing intraday and monthly price movement.
2Bitcoin's recent percentage price change
having gained nearly 25% since the end of August.
Brian Armstrong says bitcoin's price likely hit bottom, even after getting smacked 3.3% Thursday.
What would settle it: Historical BTC/USD price data from end of August through September 10, 2026, from an exchange or market data aggregator.
What to make of it
Treat Armstrong's direct quote about a cycle bottom as established since both outlets render it identically; do not treat the reported price trend (rally vs. slide) as settled until you check timestamped BTC price data for the period in question.
Treat Armstrong's direct quote about a cycle bottom as established since both outlets render it identically; do not treat the reported price trend (rally vs. slide) as settled until you check timestamped BTC price data for the period in question.