Помпилиано: Умеренный рост биткоина в 2026 году предотвратит резкие падения Headline: Pompliano: Moderate Bitcoin Growth in 2026 Will Prevent Sharp Declines

The lack of «outrageous» price growth for the leading cryptocurrency in December might be a factor that prevents a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2026. This opinion was expressed by investor Anthony Pompliano during an interview with CNBC.

He stated that the short-term disappointment of holders of digital gold, who anticipated a rally to $250,000 this year, overshadows broader results.

«We must remember that Bitcoin has risen 100% over the past two years and 300% over three. It consistently increases in value. This thing is a real monster in financial markets,» emphasized the expert.

Pompliano dismissed the possibility of the asset dropping by 70% or 80%. His key argument is the «compression» of volatility, which has gone unnoticed amid the focus on the correction of the leading cryptocurrency.

The decline in fluctuations frustrates market participants who are expecting an «explosive» growth, noted the investor. However, he pointed out that this very factor provides «some degree of security» against significant corrections.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $87,300. Over the past day, its price has decreased by 0.4%.

Analysts from CryptoOnchain believe that digital gold risks getting stuck below the crucial level of $90,000 unless several market conditions change: network activity and liquidity on exchanges.

The 30-day moving average of active addresses has dropped to around 807,000, the lowest level in a year. This indicates a decrease in participation from both retail users and short-term traders.

Network dynamics are confirmed by data on fund movements on exchanges. On Binance, two key metrics have reached annual lows simultaneously: the number of addresses making deposits and those withdrawing assets.

Experts state that the synchronicity «reflects a market deadlock.» On one hand, a low level of deposits means that long-term holders are not sending coins to exchanges for sale. On the other hand, a slowdown in withdrawals suggests a pause in purchases by large players and a withdrawal of funds to cold wallets.

Additionally, an expert known as Darkfost noted that in December, the monthly volume of Bitcoins coming from whales to Binance halved, dropping from $7.88 billion to $3.86 billion.

In his opinion, this trend contributes to the stabilization of the price of the leading cryptocurrency, as selling pressure diminishes.

Previously, CryptoQuant stated that the realized losses of major investors were one of the drivers for the decline of digital gold from $124,000 to $84,000.

Bitcoin remains within a range between $85,000 and $90,000, despite several attempts to break through the upper resistance boundary. The technical picture on Binance indicates two main zones where the highest liquidity is concentrated:

Analyst Michaël van de Poppe referred to the current price dynamics as a «waiting game.» In his view, Bitcoin’s price may «surge» upwards when the commodity market peaks and the Nasdaq reaches a new historical high. The expert anticipates this will happen next week.

Should the $86,000 level hold as support, a gradual rise to $90,000 is possible, concluded van de Poppe.

It is worth noting that analysts at CryptoQuant warned about the onset of a «crypto winter.» According to their projections, the bottom is expected to form near the realized price of around $56,000.