Why I believe Tom Lee is HEAVILY underrated in the crypto space….
1990s-1999: Working in the Telecom Sector - Becomes the top-ranked analyst for the wireless sector. - Learns how to value "networks" before anyone understood what a network was worth.
1999–2014: The J.P. Morgan Powerhouse - Serves as Chief Equity Strategist for J.P. Morgan. - Earns a top-3 ranking for 15 years straight. - Becomes the most trusted voice for the world's largest asset managers. The Exit: In 2014, he leaves the safety of J.P. Morgan to build his own shop: Fundstrat.
2017: The Bitcoin Prophet - Becomes the first major Wall Street strategist to publish a formal valuation on Bitcoin. - Frames BTC as "Digital Gold" when Bitcoin was at $2,000. - Wall Street mocks him. He doubles down. - Correctly calls the $20,000 top and becomes the "Institutional Bridge" for crypto.
2020: The Pandemic Pivot - While the world is panic-selling during the COVID crash, Lee publishes a cover-story report: "BUY." - Predicts a massive "V-shaped" recovery while everyone else is predicting a depression. - He is proven right again.
2025: The BitMine Stage - June 2025: Appointed Chairman of BMNR - Executes the "Alchemy of 5%" strategy: acquiring 5% of the total ETH supply. - Turns a small mining firm into a $14 billion Ethereum-staking powerhouse.
January 13, 2026: The New King of ETH - Now earns $1 million per day in staking fees. - Controls 3.45% of the Ethereum network. - Proving that Ethereum isn't just a "coin”…it’s the cash-flow engine of the new internet. - Predicts $ETH to $20,000 within 12 months.
Wall Street spent 30 years following Tom Lee’s research… @fundstrat
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Why I believe Tom Lee is HEAVILY underrated in the crypto space….
1990s-1999: Working in the Telecom Sector
- Becomes the top-ranked analyst for the wireless sector.
- Learns how to value "networks" before anyone understood what a network was worth.
1999–2014: The J.P. Morgan Powerhouse
- Serves as Chief Equity Strategist for J.P. Morgan.
- Earns a top-3 ranking for 15 years straight.
- Becomes the most trusted voice for the world's largest asset managers.
The Exit: In 2014, he leaves the safety of J.P. Morgan to build his own shop: Fundstrat.
2017: The Bitcoin Prophet
- Becomes the first major Wall Street strategist to publish a formal valuation on Bitcoin.
- Frames BTC as "Digital Gold" when Bitcoin was at $2,000.
- Wall Street mocks him. He doubles down.
- Correctly calls the $20,000 top and becomes the "Institutional Bridge" for crypto.
2020: The Pandemic Pivot
- While the world is panic-selling during the COVID crash, Lee publishes a cover-story report: "BUY."
- Predicts a massive "V-shaped" recovery while everyone else is predicting a depression.
- He is proven right again.
2025: The BitMine Stage
- June 2025: Appointed Chairman of BMNR
- Executes the "Alchemy of 5%" strategy: acquiring 5% of the total ETH supply.
- Turns a small mining firm into a $14 billion Ethereum-staking powerhouse.
January 13, 2026: The New King of ETH
- Now earns $1 million per day in staking fees.
- Controls 3.45% of the Ethereum network.
- Proving that Ethereum isn't just a "coin”…it’s the cash-flow engine of the new internet.
- Predicts $ETH to $20,000 within 12 months.
Wall Street spent 30 years following Tom Lee’s research… @fundstrat