BitcoinOpinion
|3 min ReadSaylor says Bitcoin may go boring as big money moves in
Maya Chen
Senior Analyst
Published
Jan 16, 2026
Bitcoin’s next chapter might feel calmer. That is the message from Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor, who says institutional demand will trade the drama for discipline. He told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast that less volatility is the price of admission for the “mega institutions” now circling the asset. Watch the full exchange here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbODA93ByS0
Volatility fades as big money arrives
“You want the volatility to decrease so the mega institutions feel comfortable entering the space and size,” Saylor said. He called it a “conundrum.” If volatility falls, the market gets “boring for a while,” which cools the adrenaline many retail traders chase. That lull is normal, he argued. It is the growing stage. Volatility coming out is a good sign.
“It’s like they had this big high and now the adrenaline is wearing off and they’re a little bearish.”
Price stalls after August record
Bitcoin set a new all-time high of 124,100 on Aug. 14. Since then it has paused. At publication time it trades near 115,760, close to its $114,618 level on Aug. 21, according to CoinMarketCap.
Bitcoin is up 81.25% over the past 12 months.
Many traders believed the United States Federal Reserve’s Sept. 17 rate cut was mostly priced in. Some analysts say further cuts later this year could lift Bitcoin and other crypto assets.
Split views on the path ahead
The community is not united on where price goes next. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes sees 250,000 by year-end. Several others call for around 150,000. Analyst PlanC does not expect the peak to come this year. Another voice, Benjamin Cowen, warns Bitcoin could face a “70% drawdown from whatever the all-time high ends up.”
Saylor says the building continues regardless. He calls 2025 to 2035 a digital gold rush, with new business models and products ahead. Mistakes will happen. Fortunes will be made. That is the cycle.
Public companies with Bitcoin on the balance sheet now hold about $117.91 billion in BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Institutional presence is growing. The market is getting educated. The next phase looks more orderly. It can be tremendous for long-term adoption, even if the ride feels quieter for a while.
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