{"id":45123,"date":"2025-02-17T09:38:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=45123"},"modified":"2025-02-17T09:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:38:41","slug":"bitwise-execs-call-bitcoin-a-generational-opportunity-amid-trump-trade-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=45123","title":{"rendered":"Bitwise Execs Call Bitcoin A \u2018Generational Opportunity\u2019 Amid Trump Trade Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin is emerging as a \u201cgenerational opportunity\u201d as shifting trade policies under Donald Trump and economic uncertainty create the perfect storm for investors, according to executives at Bitwise Asset Management.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is literally on the brink of max chaos,\u201d Jeff Park, Bitwise\u2019s head of alpha strategies, said <\/span>in a 16 February 2025 post on X<\/span><\/a>. He pointed to growing deglobalization trends and the Republican budget plan, which proposes raising the debt ceiling by $4 trillion to expand government spending. <\/span><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s push for reciprocal tariffs has further fueled concerns about economic instability.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Markets Are Heading Toward Extreme Volatility<\/span><\/h2>\n

Park warned that the markets are heading toward extreme volatility, citing potential risks including a \u201cgold run tail risk,\u201d unprecedented Republican-backed tax cuts worth up to $4.5 trillion, and the possibility of yield curve control (YCC). <\/span><\/p>\n

YCC, a policy where central banks cap long-term interest rates to encourage borrowing and investment, could signal a shift toward looser monetary policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite speculation about Federal Reserve intervention, Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated on Feb. 11 that there is no urgency to adjust interest rates. <\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking before<\/span> the Senate Banking Committee, Powell reaffirmed that the U.S. economy remains strong, downplaying expectations of imminent rate cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley echoed Park\u2019s optimism about Bitcoin\u2019s future. In a Feb. 16 post, he wrote, \u201cPeople are wildly underestimating the massive leaps Bitcoin <\/span>is going to<\/span> take into the mainstream this year. Never been more optimistic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

People are wildly underestimating the massive leaps Bitcoin is going to take into the mainstream this year. <\/p>\n

Never been more optimistic.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hunter Horsley (@HHorsley) February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Park also pointed to Bitcoin\u2019s low implied volatility (IV) percentile as a rare investment opportunity. \u201cAnd BTC IV percentile is lowest all year, and you don\u2019t see this generational opportunity, so no, we are not the same,\u201d he wrote. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Bitcoin Volatility Drops As Price Holds Above $96K<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to <\/span>data from Deribit<\/span><\/a>, Bitcoin\u2019s volatility index stands at 50.90, down from a yearly peak of 71.28, with an IV percentile of just 12.3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bitcoin is trading at just over $96,000, down 1.5% in the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. <\/span><\/p>\n

The cryptocurrency has ranged between $90,000 and $100,000 this year, briefly peaking at $108,786 late last month following Trump\u2019s inauguration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Market sentiment appears neutral, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sitting at 51 out of 100 as of Feb. 17. While this reflects an improvement from last week\u2019s \u201cFear\u201d rating, it remains below the more bullish sentiment seen in previous months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Analysts at <\/span>Time To Trade have also noted<\/span><\/a> that despite several attempts, BTC has struggled to break above $97,500, which coincides with the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level. This level has acted as strong resistance, preventing further upside.<\/span><\/p>\n

They said if Bitcoin could climb above $97,500 and sustain it, the next target would be $100,000, a psychologically significant level. Until then, BTC remains in a state of indecision.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n

Bitwise executives believe Bitcoin is a \u201cgenerational opportunity\u201d amid economic uncertainty and shifting trade policies under Trump.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Analysts warn of extreme market swings driven by tax cuts, rising debt, and potential Federal Reserve policy shifts.<\/span> <\/p>\n

BTC remains <\/span>in a neutral state<\/span>, with $97,500 acting as a key resistance level before a potential move toward $100,000.<\/span> <\/p><\/div>\n

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Bitcoin is emerging as a \u201cgenerational opportunity\u201d as shifting trade policies under Donald Trump and economic uncertainty create the perfect storm for investors, according to executives at Bitwise Asset Management. \u201cThe world is literally on the brink of max chaos,\u201d Jeff Park, Bitwise\u2019s head of alpha strategies, said in a 16 February 2025 post on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}