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Story: Wall Street Shouldn’t Fear Bitcoin’s Volatility, Says Anthony Pompliano

By Sakamoto Nashi

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Recent Bitcoin Sell-Off Driven Primarily by the U.S. Market. While global market sentiment has weakened, some analysts suggest the recent correction has been…

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Volatility Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price fluctuations have increased noticeably over the past two months.

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Long-Term Outlook Remains Strong Despite Short-Term Noise. Pompliano stressed that even if Bitcoin achieves only a fraction of its historical growth rate, it…

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Conclusion. While Bitcoin’s latest drawdown has sparked concern among new institutional investors, long-term…

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Institutional investors navigating Bitcoin’s latest price swings may be feeling uneasy, but long-time crypto participants see the pullback as completely normal.

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In a recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Pompliano explained that Bitcoin typically experiences sizable retreats every year or so.

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“Bitcoiners are used to this,” he said. “This is what happens in this market. But for many people coming from Wall Street, this kind of volatility is completely unfamiliar.”

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Many new institutional investors entered the market in 2024–2025 amid strong inflows, new ETF products, and renewed macro optimism.

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“These new people are very fearful,” Pompliano added. “They’re trying to decide whether they should hold or sell, and that’s putting some downward pressure on the price.”

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Sigel highlighted two critical factors: tightening U.S. liquidity conditions and widening credit spreads.

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As a result, Bitcoin faced more intense selling pressure in the U.S. compared to Europe or Asia.

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Bitcoin’s price fluctuations have increased noticeably over the past two months. Bitwise market analyst Jeff Park observed that volatility levels had been climbing back toward…

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Despite the concerns of traditional investors, Pompliano argued that volatility is essential for Bitcoin’s long-term growth.

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