Kiyosaki Plans Bitcoin Buy if Price Drops Below $90K Amid August Market Woes

Robert Kiyosaki Eyes August Bitcoin Dip as Buying Opportunity Amid Market Turmoil

August is shaping up to be another turbulent month for crypto markets — and Robert Kiyosaki is watching closely, ready to strike.

The veteran investor and bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad is doubling down on Bitcoin — not despite the market volatility, but because of it. In a statement shared with his followers, Kiyosaki revealed his intention to double his Bitcoin holdings if the price falls below the $90,000 threshold this August, which he considers a historically bearish month.

“I’m not afraid of market crashes — I prepare for them,” Kiyosaki said on X. “If Bitcoin slips below $90,000, I’ll double down. The real danger isn’t crypto, it’s the U.S. economy.”

The “August Curse” Strikes Again?

Kiyosaki’s timing aligns with a persistent seasonal trend: August is notoriously harsh on Bitcoin. According to data from CryptoRank, Bitcoin suffered double-digit losses in both August 2022 and 2023, and broader market headwinds have repeatedly exacerbated the trend.

So far, August 2025 has opened with a sharp correction. Weak labor data released on the first of the month rattled financial markets, sending Bitcoin plunging below $113,000, and triggering a cascade of liquidations across leveraged positions.

This aligns with historical patterns. Over the past decade, Bitcoin has shown negative average returns in August, even during broader bull markets. Analysts attribute this to:

Low summer trading volumes
Increased profit-taking
Heightened macroeconomic uncertainty

Kiyosaki: U.S. Debt, Yields Driving Bitcoin Thesis

Kiyosaki’s bullish stance stems from more than just technical analysis or seasonal patterns. He points to broader macroeconomic risks in the United States as key drivers behind his confidence in Bitcoin as a hedge.

Among the concerns he highlighted:

U.S. national debt surpassing $37 trillion
Rising Treasury yields eating into traditional investment returns
Growing mistrust in fiat-backed systems

“This is not just about Bitcoin,” Kiyosaki explained. “It’s about the collapse of confidence in the dollar. Bitcoin is insurance against that collapse.”

This thesis echoes the views of other sound-money advocates who believe Bitcoin's fixed supply and decentralized nature make it an attractive store of value in times of fiscal uncertainty.

USDe Surges Past FDUSD to Become #3 Stablecoin

Meanwhile, as Kiyosaki prepares to buy the Bitcoin dip, stablecoins are undergoing a shakeup of their own. USDe, a yield-bearing synthetic dollar issued by Ethena Labs, has officially surpassed FDUSD, becoming the third-largest U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, per The Block’s data dashboard.

USDe’s market cap jumped 75% since mid-July, now hovering around $9.3 billion in outstanding supply. Only Tether (USDT) and Circle’s USDC hold larger shares of the stablecoin market, with $164 billion and $63 billion in circulation, respectively.

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Brandon Kae, Research Analyst at The Block, attributes the spike in USDe demand to a mix of regulatory clarity and market incentives:

“President Trump’s signing of the GENIUS Act, the first U.S. law regulating dollar-backed stablecoins, gave USDe a clear path forward,” Kae noted. “Ethena’s custody partnership with Anchorage Digital further cemented USDe’s legitimacy as a GENIUS-compliant asset.”

Yield Hunters Flock to DeFi Dollars

One key appeal of USDe is its attractive return profile, offering holders a 10% to 19% APY through a combination of staking and funding-rate strategies. Compared to traditional yields — particularly those from U.S. Treasuries — these returns are far more competitive, drawing capital from retail and institutional DeFi investors alike.

In fact, total stablecoin supply has been rising for seven consecutive months, now totaling around $257 billion, up from $200 billion in January. Much of this growth can be traced to emerging alternatives like USDe that offer income-generating opportunities.

Ethena Labs: From UST Comparisons to DeFi Powerhouse

Ethena launched USDe in early 2024 using a delta-neutral model: a mechanism that balances long on-chain crypto assets with short perpetual futures contracts, aiming to maintain a $1 peg.

While skeptics initially likened USDe to Terra’s infamous UST, which collapsed in 2022, the comparison no longer holds. Unlike UST, USDe is fully collateralized, using a diversified mix of crypto assets (e.g., Bitcoin, USDT) and exchange-based hedging strategies.

To further enhance trust, Ethena has:

Onboarded third-party attestations
Formed liquidity partnerships with major exchanges
Maintained transparency around collateral composition

This has helped Ethena’s total value locked (TVL) climb to $9.4 billion, making it the seventh-largest protocol in decentralized finance, per The Block.

Bitcoin Correction or Buying Opportunity?

Whether Bitcoin continues to struggle this month or stabilizes above the $100K level, one thing is clear: August is once again living up to its reputation.

However, if Kiyosaki’s playbook is any guide, downturns shouldn’t be feared — they should be used.

“Wealth is made in bear markets, not bull runs,” he once said. “You don’t get rich by waiting for prices to go up — you get rich by buying when others are afraid.”

As macroeconomic uncertainties grow and regulatory clarity begins to reshape the stablecoin landscape, investor conviction, not comfort, may determine the winners in this evolving financial ecosystem.