[DigitalToday reporter Jinju Hong] Entrepreneur Kim Young-hoon (김영훈), who claims to hold a world-leading IQ score of 276, said bitcoin (BTC) and XRP would move sharply from June. The market is also revisiting his past failed forecasts and controversy over exaggerated self-promotion.

On May 26 (local time), blockchain media outlet BeInCrypto reported that Kim said on X, formerly Twitter, that the crypto market would “go insane” from June and that his focus was on bitcoin and XRP. He added, “Bitcoin will ignite and XRP will shock the world,” and claimed moves would appear “within 7 days.” His remarks effectively point to early June as the market inflection point.

In a separate post, Kim described the outlook as a “last call” and stressed urgency. But market attention appears to be focused more on whether the forecast is credible than on the forecast itself.

Kim has repeatedly claimed he is recognised as having an IQ of 276. However, the World Intelligence Society (USIA), which he founded, drew a line in a public memo, saying USIA does not certify IQ scores. External experts have also pointed out that an IQ of 276 is statistically difficult to support under current standard psychometric systems.

His track record in predicting the crypto market has also not been strong. Kim predicted late last year that bitcoin would reach $220,000 within 45 days, but the actual price stayed in the $80,000 to $90,000 range. Forecasts he made early this year, including “breaking $100,000 within 48 hours” and “$300,000 in early 2026,” also did not materialise. A forecast that XRP would hit an all-time high in late 2025 also missed the mark.

Current market moves are also far from his bullish view. Bitcoin is trading in the $77,000 range and XRP in the mid-$1 range, and both assets are showing short-term weakness. This has led to assessments that Kim’s “insane” remarks are out of step with spot price moves.

Kim has claimed an investment return this year of 487 percent, but publicly known verification data were reported to be based on a foreign exchange (FX) trading account rather than a crypto account. The disclosed account data showed a maximum drawdown above 70 percent and a Sharpe ratio around 0.21. The return figure looks high, but it implies a structure likely relied on aggressive leverage.

Moreover, FX trading results are unlikely to serve as an indicator for the short-term direction of bitcoin or XRP. Crypto prices are heavily affected by macro capital flows, liquidity and regulatory variables. Kim’s past bitcoin trading has already been shown to have quickly collapsed when the market moved the other way.

The market is also seeing opposing views. Veteran chart analyst Peter Brandt recently warned that bitcoin could face additional corrections through the summer. Other analysis says macro liquidity, interest-rate variables and a slowdown in ETF fund flows remain risk factors for the second half.

As a result, early June is expected to be a test of whether Kim’s bullish outlook translates into actual market moves or ends as another exaggerated forecast. For now, verifiable history and actual market prices remain a more important yardstick than his urgent language.

CRYPTO WILL BE INSANE STARTING IN JUNE. MY FOCUS IS ON BTC AND XRP. MY CRYPTO INVESTMENT RETURN THIS YEAR IS +487%. MY ACCOUNT PERFORMANCE CAN BE VERIFIED VIA THE LINK IN THE COMMENTS. — WORLD'S HIGHEST IQ (276) HOLDER, RECOGNIZED BY WORLD MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIPS. https://t.co/T77zsWW6ZA