{"id":73278,"date":"2026-02-20T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73278"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:32:01","slug":"eric-trump-defends-bitcoin-volatility-says-worth-the-tremendous-upside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73278","title":{"rendered":"Eric Trump Defends Bitcoin Volatility, Says Worth \u201cThe Tremendous Upside\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to have volatility with something that has a tremendous upside,\u201d said Eric Trump while defending Bitcoin volatility recently in a CNBC interview.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump, son of the US President Donald Trump and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, shrugged off the current downturn of BTC USD. \u201cBitcoin will hit a million dollars. I think it\u2019s one of the greatest performing asset classes. Go back two years. Bitcoin was at, what, 16,000? Where is it at right now? $70k?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>If you look at the last 10 years, Bitcoin has gone up 70% year-on-year for the last decade. Name an asset class that has performed better than Bitcoin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019ve never been more bullish on Bitcoin in my life,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019ve never been more bullish on cryptocurrency in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that the big financial institutions in the country, whether it be Charles Schwab, JP Morgan, BlackRock, or Goldman Sachs, are adopting cryptocurrencies. \u201cThey\u2019re willing to treasury cryptocurrencies. They\u2019re putting their private wealth clients into cryptocurrencies. Before, they were telling them to put exactly zero into cryptocurrency. Then it was 2%. Now, all of a sudden, it\u2019s 5%, 6%, and that number keeps on climbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the asset class of this generation. It\u2019s what every person under the age of 50 is into and loves. And we\u2019re just getting started,\u201d the US President\u2019s son added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m a huge proponent of Bitcoin. I think it hits $1 million. I\u2019ve never been more bullish.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@EricTrump<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCpkTdROcb\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vCpkTdROcb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/2024193036691849673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Best New Cryptocurrencies to Invest in 2026<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>While Eric Trump Dismisses The Panic, Reality On Charts Is Stark<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin is trading around the $66,000 mark at the time of writing and it is down sharply from its peak of $126k. Recent volatility has been fueled by macroeconomic factors, including <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/bitcoin-price-support-levels-middle-east-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">escalating tensions in the Middle East<\/a> that are testing critical price support levels.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026\" data-coin-id=\"bitcoin\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_699837a9c9026-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump\u2019s comments serve as a tough-love lesson for investors. In traditional finance, a 50% drop is a catastrophe; in crypto, it is a historical pattern that often precedes a recovery.<\/p>\n<p>While the Trump family remains bullish, institutional analysts warn that the market is changing. Some experts argue that the <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/bitcoin-boom-bust-era-over-wisdomtree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">classic boom and bust eras<\/a> may be smoothing out, but volatility isn\u2019t going away entirely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n        <\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         \u201cIt is the asset class of this generation. It\u2019s what every person under the age of 50 is into and loves. And we\u2019re just getting started,\u201d the US President\u2019s son said.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In traditional finance, a 50% drop is a catastrophe; in crypto, it is a historical pattern that often precedes a recovery.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/eric-trump-crypto-slump-backbone\/\">Eric Trump Defends Bitcoin Volatility, Says Worth \u201cThe Tremendous Upside\u201d<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to have volatility with something that has a tremendous upside,\u201d said Eric Trump while defending Bitcoin volatility recently in a CNBC interview. Eric Trump, son of the US President Donald Trump and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, shrugged off the current downturn of BTC USD. \u201cBitcoin will hit a million dollars. 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