Robert Kiyosaki’s $2.25M Bitcoin Sale Intersects With Whale Exit and Quantum Security Fears

Market turbulence intensifies as BTC slips under pressure 

TL;DR

• Robert Kiyosaki disclosed a $2.25 million Bitcoin sale despite maintaining a long-term bullish stance.
• A separate whale sell-off of roughly 11,000 BTC triggered more than $900 million in liquidations across the market.
• Quantum-security fears, shifting whale behavior, and renewed ETF inflows shaped volatility across the broader crypto price index and coin market cap landscape.

Robert Kiyosaki’s latest disclosure sent a jolt through crypto circles after he confirmed selling roughly $2.25 million in Bitcoin—despite years of consistently presenting himself as a “buy-and-hold” advocate for digital assets. He said he originally purchased his Bitcoin at around $6,000 per coin and exited the position at roughly $90,000, redirecting the capital into two surgery centers and a billboard business that he expects will generate around $27,500 per month in tax-free cash flow by February 2026. 

His remarks reinforced a broader theme of real-asset cash generation rather than a retreat from the market, stressing that he remains “very bullish and optimistic on Bitcoin” and plans to accumulate more with future cash flows. His comments mirrored earlier posts from October and November in which he warned that Bitcoin’s supply was narrowing quickly as 21 million remains the hard cap, projected a $250,000 Bitcoin price for 2026, and argued that current market declines reflect forced liquidity rather than structural weakness in the underlying asset.

Market stress escalated further after a long-time Bitcoin holder moved roughly 11,000 BTC—valued at around $1.3 billion at the time—and directed approximately $230 million of that stack to Kraken. That transfer accelerated sell-side pressure just as Bitcoin slipped below $81,000, leaving the broader crypto price index flashing red and setting off one of the most punishing liquidation waves of the month. Roughly $2 billion in leveraged positions evaporated across the market over a 24-hour stretch. 

Quantum-computing concerns resurfaced during the turmoil after Ray Dalio publicly warned that Bitcoin could become trackable, controllable, or even vulnerable in a post-quantum environment. Analysts pushed back on the alarm, arguing that Bitcoin’s SHA-256 is significantly more resistant than standard RSA systems that dominate traditional security infrastructure. Despite the theoretical nature of the threat, the timing of Dalio’s remarks—arriving during peak market fragility—added a psychological layer to the sell-off and temporarily weighed on crypto price sentiment. Meanwhile, data showed that “younger whales,” those who accumulated more recently at an average entry around $112,788, now hold about 45 percent of the Whale Realised Cap. Many remain underwater on their positions, amplifying the risk that additional volatility could force smaller-scale capitulation.

ETF flows broke a negative streak as U.S. spot Bitcoin products added about $75 million in net inflows on November 19, offering a partial counterweight to bearish leverage-driven pressure. For the broader month, Bitcoin ETF assets hovered around $138.08 billion with roughly $1.2 billion in inflows—equivalent to about 6.67 percent of Bitcoin’s overall valuation footprint—showing that institutional buying had not fully stepped back from the market. Kiyosaki’s own framing of recent price weakness aligned with this dynamic, calling it a “dash for cash” event and insisting it had nothing to do with Bitcoin’s structural viability. He reiterated his stance that fiat currency remains “fake money” while digital and physical hard assets represent what he calls “people’s money,” arguing he avoids traditional paper-based investment vehicles such as ETFs, REITs, stocks, and bonds.

The combined narrative—Kiyosaki’s strategically timed sale, the billion-dollar whale exit, quantum-era security anxieties, and the rebound in ETF demand—created a layered moment for the market. Traders and analysts parsing the shifts noted that while short-term swings continue to drive fragmentation across the crypto price landscape, long-term macro positioning remains rooted in liquidity cycles, regulatory confidence, and the accelerating integration of Bitcoin into institutional balance sheets.

This article has been refined and enhanced by ChatGPT.