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Our model projects IOTA at $0.0093522 in 2030 and $0.0166 by 2036 — -68.5% against today's $0.0527 in the base case. The 2030 range runs from $0.00042771 in the bear case to $0.1026 in the bull case.

Why below today's price? Most altcoins lose ground to Bitcoin over a full cycle — between the 2021 and 2025 peaks, only 3.5% of those we measured gained on it — and the model starts IOTA from that base rate. Why Most Altcoins Lose to Bitcoin, Cycle After Cycle

Forecasts are algorithmic estimates, not financial advice. Crypto assets are volatile — never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Forecast updated 1 October 2026 · Model: alt-ratio 1.9.0

IOTA price prediction year by year

Year-end central forecast and the band around it. Select a year for the model's reasoning. In 2026, a quarter that has already begun and has no forecast of its own shows the observed closing price instead: “close” once the quarter is over, “latest close” while it is still under way.

IOTA price prediction year by year
Year	Forecast	×	ROI	Y/Y	Range	Low	High	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Conf.
2026	$0.0421	×0.80	-20.2%	-20.2%	$0.0219 – $0.0809	—	—	$0.0546 close	$0.0353 close	$0.0537 close	$0.0421	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2026 What the model reads Bitcoin's trajectory multiplied by today's IOTA/BTC ratio and a drift measured across the whole altcoin universe. Nothing is fitted to IOTA alone — every per-coin parameter that was tested lost to the shared drift. The shape of the year First year of the trajectory, with no previous year to compare against. Against today -20.2% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2027	$0.0302	×0.57	-42.7%	-28.2%	$0.0124 – $0.1236	—	—	$0.0424	$0.0385	$0.0325	$0.0302	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2027 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2027 -28.2% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -42.7% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2028	$0.0216	×0.41	-58.9%	-28.3%	$0.00655817 – $0.1146	—	—	$0.0286	$0.0230	$0.0217	$0.0216	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2028 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2028 -28.3% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -58.9% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2029	$0.0150	×0.28	-71.6%	-30.8%	$0.00306044 – $0.0802	—	—	$0.0200	$0.0189	$0.0172	$0.0150	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2029 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2029 -30.8% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -71.6% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 84% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2030	$0.0093522	×0.18	-82.3%	-37.5%	$0.00042771 – $0.1026	—	—	$0.0130	$0.0106	$0.00962229	$0.0093522	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2030 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2030 -37.5% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q4. Against today -82.3% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 82% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2031	$0.0116	×0.22	-77.9%	+24.5%	$0.00042479 – $0.1264	—	—	$0.0105	$0.0114	$0.0118	$0.0116	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2031 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2031 +24.5% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q3 and the low point in Q1. Against today -77.9% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 79% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2032	$0.0108	×0.21	-79.5%	-7.0%	$0.00042819 – $0.1230	—	—	$0.0115	$0.0107	$0.0106	$0.0108	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2032 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2032 -7.0% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q1 and the low point in Q3. Against today -79.5% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 76% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2033	$0.0108	×0.21	-79.4%	+0.0%	$0.00042359 – $0.1155	—	—	$0.0107	$0.0107	$0.0105	$0.0108	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2033 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2033 +0.0% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q4 and the low point in Q3. Against today -79.4% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 73% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2034	$0.0113	×0.21	-78.5%	+4.5%	$0.00044002 – $0.1208	—	—	$0.0109	$0.0110	$0.0111	$0.0113	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2034 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2034 +4.5% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q4 and the low point in Q1. Against today -78.5% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 70% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2035	$0.0143	×0.27	-72.9%	+26.1%	$0.00048734 – $0.1523	—	—	$0.0120	$0.0130	$0.0136	$0.0143	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2035 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2035 +26.1% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q4 and the low point in Q1. Against today -72.9% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 68% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.
2036	$0.0166	×0.31	-68.5%	+16.2%	$0.00061042 – $0.1770	—	—	$0.0151	$0.0157	$0.0166	—	6.2/10
IOTA price prediction 2036 The shape of the year The model puts the end of 2036 +16.2% from where the previous year ended. Inside the year, the high point falls in Q3 and the low point in Q1. Against today -68.5% against the current price of $0.0527. What the model does not claim The band is built to hold the price 65% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

IOTA: the case for and against

What our documented research establishes about the project itself, with its sources. It is an assessment of the project, not the reason behind the number: the price model reads price series only.

IOTA is a long-running Layer-1 project backed by a registered German non-profit foundation. While it demonstrated resilience by re-engineering its technology stack ('IOTA Rebased' with MoveVM) and building trade infrastructure pilots, significant strategic pivots, past security exploits, and a crowded smart contract market keep its growth upside capped.

Strengths

Pivoted L1 architecture to 'IOTA Rebased' using MoveVM and Delegated Proof-of-Stake to enable parallel transaction execution and smart contract capabilities. blog.iota.org ↗

Maintains active enterprise and public sector pilots for real-world supply chain and trade digitization, such as the TWIN initiative. nansen.ai ↗

Governed by an established, regulated non-profit entity (IOTA Foundation) registered in Berlin, Germany. blog.iota.org ↗

Risks

Abandoned its original zero-fee, fully DAG-based 'Coordicide/IOTA 2.0' vision in favor of MoveVM with standard gas fees and staking inflation. blog.iota.org ↗

Introduced dynamic minting (~6% initial annual inflation) to subsidize validators, departing from its historical fixed supply model. iota.org ↗

Sustained major historical security incidents, such as the 2020 Trinity wallet exploit that led to a multi-week network coordinator pause. reddit.com ↗

Red flags

Pivoted core consensus and tokenomic architecture away from original feeless DAG design after years of development.

Past ecosystem security breaches, including the 2020 Trinity wallet attack.

Research: trust review · gemini-3.6-flash · 2026-08-22

Methodology

What the model reads

Bitcoin's trajectory multiplied by today's IOTA/BTC ratio and a drift measured across the whole altcoin universe. Nothing is fitted to IOTA alone — every per-coin parameter that was tested lost to the shared drift.

How the models work · Why Most Altcoins Lose to Bitcoin, Cycle After Cycle

Model confidence

Model confidence for IOTA in 2030

The band is built to hold the price 82% of the time. The published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower: it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

Only the nearest horizons rest on a backtest. Later years carry a declared level — the band’s design level, capped by our research score — that no backtest can confirm yet; where one found the band holding the price less often, we publish that lower figure.

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Frequently asked questions

What will IOTA be worth in 2030?

The base case puts IOTA at $0.0093522 in 2030, between $0.00042771 and $0.1026. The band is built to hold the price 82% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

What is the IOTA price prediction for 2027?

For 2027, the base case puts IOTA at $0.0302, between $0.0124 and $0.1236. The band is built to hold the price 85% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

How high can IOTA go by 2036?

The top of the model’s 2036 uncertainty band is $0.1770. The base case remains $0.0166 — read the range, not the single number.

What will IOTA be worth in 10 years?

Our furthest horizon is 2036, about ten years out: the base case puts IOTA at $0.0166, between $0.00061042 and $0.1770. The band is built to hold the price 65% of the time; the published confidence, 6.2/10, sits lower — it starts from what our documented research establishes about the project itself, and nothing raises it back.

Is IOTA a good long-term investment?

Our base case for IOTA in 2036 is -68.5% against today’s price — below where it trades now — inside a band from $0.00061042 to $0.1770. That is not financial advice, and not a recommendation either way.

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IOTA: the case for and against

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