Gold analyst Jan Nieuwenhuijs targets $10,000 Quant price after QNT rally past $370
Jan Nieuwenhuijs told 121,000-plus X followers to buy at least one QNT, framing a $120 risk against a $10,000 potential, and QNT traded near a record $372.
Why it matters
The call came after a sharp rally, so the token's move is already well underway and The Crypto Basic notes that the 2013 Bitcoin precedent offers no guarantee QNT follows. Nieuwenhuijs's $10,000 figure has no published timeframe or price model behind it, and only one of the three sources names a specific business reason for it.
Where the sources disagree
Characterisation of Nieuwenhuijs
record high near $372, up 210% from $120
The Crypto Basic
up to roughly $370, +145% in a single day and as much as 430% over four days
Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
up over 340% last week
Finbold
The outlets label the same analyst differently, as a gold analyst, an analyst known for gold analyses, and a Wall Street analyst.
Key facts
Nieuwenhuijs framed the trade as risking $120 to make up to $10,000.
10,000 USDDisputed figureReported by The Crypto Basic
QNT traded around $120 when Nieuwenhuijs made the call.
120 USDDisputed figureReported by The Crypto Basic
Finbold reports Nieuwenhuijs's 2013 post urged buying at least one Bitcoin with a $300 risk and a $10,000 potential, dated July 11, 2013 in its account of the post.
10,000 USDReported by The Crypto Basic
The Crypto Basic reports QNT reached a record high near $372, a 210% rise from $120.
372 USDDisputed figureReported by The Crypto Basic
Crypto News reports QNT gained 145% in a single day at its peak to about $370, with a four-day rise of as much as 430%.
145 %Disputed figureReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Finbold reports Quant rose more than 340% in the week before the post.
340 %Disputed figureReported by Finbold
Finbold reports Quant's September 24 partnership with The Clearing House to power its United States on-chain money initiative, a company owned by JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.
Reported by Finbold
What happened
Gold analyst Jan Nieuwenhuijs posted on X on September 26 urging people to buy at least one Quant token, saying the risk was losing $120 while the potential was earning $10,000, and The Crypto Basic puts his following at more than 121,000 accounts. Finbold reports the same post, dated September 26 and analysed on September 28, sets a $10,000 price target for QNT and attributes the call to recent positive developments, while The Crypto Basic notes Nieuwenhuijs gave no timeframe and no price model explaining how QNT could reach that level. The token was trading near $120 when he posted. Crypto News reports QNT gained 145% in a single day at its peak to roughly $370, with a four-day rise of as much as 430%, Finbold puts the previous week's move at over 340%, and The Crypto Basic reports a record high near $372, a 210% gain from $120, so the three outlets give different peak prices and percentage moves. Finbold also names the catalyst Nieuwenhuijs cites as Quant's September 24 partnership with The Clearing House, the bank-owned payments operator, to power its United States on-chain money initiative.
How the story developed
- Official statement
Quant partners with The Clearing House on a US on-chain money initiative
Finbold names this September 24 partnership as one of the recent developments behind the bullish call.
- Update
Nieuwenhuijs posts the QNT buy call on X
Advising at least one QNT with $120 at risk and $10,000 potential, with QNT then trading around $120.
- Update
QNT reaches a record high near $372
The Crypto Basic puts the record near $372, a 210% gain from $120, and notes no timeframe or price model was given for the $10,000 target.
- First report
First report by The Crypto Basic
Analyst Who Urged Buying 1 BTC in 2013 Now Says Buy at Least 1 Quant (QNT)
- Update
Nieuwenhuijs's 2013 Bitcoin recommendation
A post recommending at least one Bitcoin with a $300 risk and a $10,000 potential, which Crypto News and The Crypto Basic date to 2013 and Finbold dates to July 11, 2013.
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by Finbold
Quant (QNT) to hit $10,000, Wall Street analyst predicts
- Update
Finbold analyses the post and frames the $10,000 as a price target
Finbold says it analysed Nieuwenhuijs's September 26 post on September 28 and reads it as a target rather than a framed risk-reward bet.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:56 UTC: The Crypto Basic — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 28 Sept 2026, 13:02 UTC: Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:21 UTC: Finbold — 3 independent sources, 3 reports
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crypto Basic Crypto media | Analyst Who Urged Buying 1 BTC in 2013 Now Says Buy at Least 1 Quant (QNT) | Original | |
| Finbold Crypto media | Quant (QNT) to hit $10,000, Wall Street analyst predicts | Independent | |
| Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) Aggregator | He Said Buy Bitcoin 13 Years Ago: Famous Gold Analyst Now Points to This Altcoin! | Syndicated |
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