TL;DR
- Kiyosaki defended his 2026 crash warning on X, saying critics ignored his earlier guidance on how to get rich during a crisis.
- He said he avoids the S&P 500, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and cash, preferring Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and silver funded by cash-flow businesses.
- He also recalled buying his first six bitcoins at $600 and said that, if a major crash comes this year, he expects to get richer.
Robert Kiyosaki is again tying Bitcoin to his warning of a coming market crisis. What reignited attention was not just another crash call, but his insistence that he keeps saving Bitcoin while pushing back at critics. In a recent X post, the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author responded to someone upset that he had said he was getting richer as a 2026 crisis begins. Kiyosaki argued the critic had not followed his earlier messages explaining how he approaches financial turmoil, and said the complaint misunderstood the strategy he has been describing for years online repeatedly.
MY APOLOGIES:
In my previous X I quoted futurists Nostradamus’ 1500 and Edgar Caycees 1940 prediction that a global economic crisi would begin in 2026.
A friend contacted me. He was upset with me because I stated I was going to richer during the 2026 crisis.
His problem was…
— Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) March 27, 2026
Why Kiyosaki is doubling down on the crash thesis
Kiyosaki answered the backlash with apology and defiance. He mocked the criticism by saying he was “sorry” for repeating long-circulating predictions that a global economic crisis would begin in 2026. He pointed to futurist Nostradamus in the 1500s and Edgar Cayce in 1940, saying those warnings had informed his comments. But the apology was rhetorical. His broader point was that people criticizing him had overlooked the framework behind his message: he believes crises are destructive, but can also create wealth for prepared investors who act instead of freezing when markets convulse around them in downturns.
Kiyosaki then laid out the assets he avoids and the ones he prefers. His core argument is that he refuses to store wealth in anything he believes can be endlessly printed. He said he does not invest in the S&P 500, U.S. bonds, mutual funds or ETFs, and added that he does not save cash. Instead, he says he builds cash flow through books, his Cashflow game in more than 50 languages, cattle operations, oil activity and apartment rentals. From those profits, he buys and saves Bitcoin, Ethereum, physical gold and silver consistently over time.
That origin story helps explain why he frames Bitcoin as savings rather than speculation. Kiyosaki said he started with almost no money, bought his first six bitcoins at $600, spent everything he had and then “did not eat for days.” He presented that sacrifice as proof of conviction and said he continues to save Bitcoin and Ethereum, often adding to both holdings. At the same time, he admitted he cannot know for sure whether the “biggest crash in history” will arrive this year. Even so, he insisted that if it does, he will get richer.
