Bitcoin's Future: Pompliano's Bold Predictions Shake Up Crypto World

Hang onto your hats, crypto fans! Bitcoin is still the talk of the town, and Anthony Pompliano, the big boss at Professional Capital Management, just dropped some serious bombshells about its future in a fiery CNBC interview.

With Bitcoin (BTC) bouncing around $85,000 after a wild dip to $76,000, Pompliano isn't holding back. He's diving deep into Bitcoin's role in the global financial game, throwing it head-to-head with gold and teasing some massive moves from big institutions and governments on the horizon.

2025 kicked off with Bitcoin down about 10%, while gold's strutting up 20%. But Pompliano's not sweating it. He's pointing out the big picture: over the last year, both assets are up around 35%. This rollercoaster ride? Totally normal, he says.

"Gold usually leads these rallies and nobody really knows why that happens," Pompliano fired off. "My guess? A lot of central banks and institutional investors either can't buy Bitcoin or they're just not used to running to it during these crazy geopolitical moments. But what we see is when gold runs, it's a sign that central banks and big players are favoring gold in times of uncertainty."

He's not done yet. Pompliano added that typically, when gold runs higher, about 100 days later, Bitcoin doesn't just catch up—it "tends to run even harder due to its higher volatility."

ETFs and Sovereign Wealth Funds Buying In

Get this: the way investors are getting their hands on Bitcoin is changing fast. Pompliano's spilling the beans on a growing trend—spot Bitcoin ETFs are not just for retail traders anymore. Sovereign wealth funds are jumping on the bandwagon too.

Pompliano dropped a bombshell about a recent, hush-hush disclosure from a sovereign fund that's getting Bitcoin exposure through ETFs. It's clear as day: institutions "want price exposure without the regulatory and geopolitical headaches of self-custody."

Is the U.S. Preparing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?

Hold up, it gets even wilder. Pompliano's been chatting with Bo Hines, the head honcho at the President's Advisory Council for Digital Assets, and the scoop is mind-blowing. The U.S. government isn't just sitting on confiscated Bitcoin—they're looking to buy more, and a lot of it.

"They're going to buy as much Bitcoin as they possibly can," Pompliano declared.

How they'll do it is still up in the air—maybe selling revalued gold or using tariff revenues—but he's confirmed that an interagency task force is on the case, figuring out the best way forward. If this goes through, it could totally shake up the geopolitical game around Bitcoin. As Pompliano puts it, "Other countries may be acquiring Bitcoin by mining; the U.S. might buy it outright."