Key Highlights
- KKM Financial founder, Jeff Kilburg, has shared his forecast on CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime, saying that it could soar above $100,000
- He hinted at new wave of organic buyers is coming as advisors are finally able to recommend Bitcoin to clients
While the world is preparing to enter the new year 2026, the KKM Financial founder shared a major statement, saying that a new wave of organic buyers is coming as advisors are finally able to recommend Bitcoin to clients, a shift that will push BTC back above $100K.
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Institutional Investors Pour Money into Bitcoin Investment Products
As the cryptocurrency sector is finally getting regulatory clarity, the digital sector is finally getting mainstream adoption as Wall Street opened door for it.
Speaking on CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime, Jeff Kilburg mentioned a new trend in institutional investment. He affirmed that advisors are finally able to recommend Bitcoin to clients in a regulated way through spot ETFs.
According to him, this new trend is changing pent-up demand from retail and big investors who depend on professional guidance. It creates sustained organic buying pressure distinct from short-term trading.
At the time of writing, BTC is trading at around $86,954 with a market capitalization of $1.73 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap. After the biggest liquidation on October 10, the cryptocurrency market faced a downward trend in the fourth quarter. There are many factors behind that downward trend, including profit-taking, macroeconomic uncertainty, and seasonal volatility.
After witnessing the new all-time high at $126,000, BTC pulled down amid the market uncertainty. Right now, it is down by 30% from its all-time high.
Despite this correction, spot BTC ETFs have shown an impressive resilience by attracting major inflows despite the downward trend in the cryptocurrency.
BlackRock’s iShares BTC Trust (IBIT) has pulled in over $25 billion in net inflows year-to-date, which ranks among the top ETF flows despite BTC’s yearly returns turning negative at times.
Some popular analysts, including Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, have called this a HODL clinic. It means they are suggesting long-term allocators are treating Bitcoin as a strategic holding rather than a momentum play.
This advisor-based adoption is coming after the departure from Bitcoin’s earlier cycle, which was captured by retail hype and corporate treasuries.
At the time of writing, BTC is trading at around $87,453 with a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.
Historic Bitcoin Options Expiry Sets Stage for January Volatility
While BTC is going through a major consolidation phase, the largest expiration of BTC options contracts in history is by USD value. Approximately $23.7 billion in BTC options, and a total of $28 billion when including Ethereum and others, are set to expire. This massive value shows a huge concentration of speculative trades that must be settled. This could force major institutional players to actively manage their risk in ways that suppress natural price movement.
These large institutions, which generally sell options to retail traders, aim for contracts to expire worthless at the “max pain” price. To protect their investments, they jump on a constant cycle of buying Bitcoin when the price goes down and selling when it rises.
But this situation is like a spring being pressed down. Once the contracts expire, that pressure is released. The big companies are planning to stop their constant buying and selling to hedge. This generally means the market can move freely again, and volatility comes back.
History shows that money generally flows into markets in January, which might help Bitcoin to soar.
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