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- According to Peter Brandt, the U.S. government should orchestrate a crash in Bitcoin to force MicroStrategy’s BTC liquidation.
- He explains that the company holds a large volume of Bitcoin, giving it outsized exposure to the market.
Peter Brandt, a Futures market trader since 1975, has sparked intense debate in the crypto community with his latest commentary on Bitcoin’s trajectory. Brandt suggests that the U.S. government could deliberately trigger a sharp price decline, forcing Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy into liquidation.
My own personal opinion
The U.S. govt should engineer a sharp price decline, forcing Saylor into liquidation
Then the U.S. govt can stock up on BTC to back up the $USD as a reserve currency
I think driving price to $30k would do the trick pic.twitter.com/qwMCSYviOt— Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) November 20, 2025
In his view, this would allow the government to accumulate large amounts of Bitcoin at a steep discount, potentially using it to back the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Brandt believes a crash could possibly push Bitcoin down toward $30,000, creating a strategic buying opportunity for large institutional accumulation.
Is MicroStrategy a “Honeypot”?
Brandt’s comments ignited further speculation when Hermes Trismegistus responded by asking: “What if MicroStrategy has been a government honeypot from the start, used to siphon retail’s money into the market to buy Bitcoin?”
Another commenter noted that MicroStrategy’s debt structure gives it enough breathing room to avoid becoming a forced seller anytime soon. Still, Brandt argued that this scenario is actually even more bearish for the market.
He explained that such long-term stability means MicroStrategy’s massive Bitcoin position will continue to overhang the market, creating a persistent source of potential supply.
According to Brandt, what many investors overlook is that large holders, even bullish ones, can exert long-term downward pressure simply because their concentrated positions represent future selling supply.
Despite the near-term bearish implications, Brandt made his own bullish position clear.
Full disclosure, folks. Of my maximum ever Bitcoin position, I still own 40%, at a price 1/20th of Saylor’s average buy. I am a long-term bull on Bitcoin. This dumping is the best thing that could happen to Bitcoin.
Brandt argues that major drawdowns are not disasters; they are resets that flush speculation from the market and open the door for healthier, more sustainable growth cycles. He predicts that Bitcoin’s next macro bull market could send the cryptocurrency to around: $200,000 by Q3 2029.
Saylor on Volatility and Bitcoin Maturity
Recently, Michael Saylor dismissed claims that Wall Street’s expanding role in the Bitcoin market is driving greater volatility. He countered that Bitcoin has been steadily becoming less volatile, with its price swings decreasing by about five percentage points every few years as the asset continues to mature.
MicroStrategy currently owns 649,870 Bitcoin, valued at roughly $59.59 billion. Saylor pointed out that when the company first started buying BTC in 2020, its annualized volatility hovered near 80%. He expects that as broader adoption accelerates, Bitcoin’s fluctuations will eventually level out to about 1.5 times the volatility of the S&P 500 Index.
Yesterday, Crypto News Flash shared that Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson introduced the Bitcoin for America Act. This is a bill that would allow U.S. citizens to pay their federal taxes directly in Bitcoin, and in return boost Bitcoin’s legitimacy.
Despite this development, Bitcoin remains under pressure, trading around $86,867, down 9% over the past day and 13.67% for the week. Analyst Ali Martinez highlighted $82,045 as the most critical support level to watch as the market continues to pull back.
