Discover why analysts see a slow grind for bitcoin, the support and resistance levels to watch and Peter Schiff brings back the gold-versus-bitcoin debate.
James van Straten sees a slow grind with 10–20% pullbacks while Michaël van de Poppe flags $112K as the trigger for an altcoin rally.James van Straten expects a slow, stair-step advance with 10–20% pullbacks, citing steady ETF inflows and a gold-like template.
Michaël van de Poppe flags sub-$107K as a buy zone and $112K as the breakout level that could shift flows to altcoins. Peter Schiff argues gold’s market depth makes multibillion-dollar exits easier than comparable bitcoin sales for holders like Strategy . Analysts mapped a slow-grind path for bitcoin and flagged $112,000 as the trigger while gold advocate Peter Schiff revived the gold-versus-bitcoin debate by challenging Michael Saylor’s BTC treasury bet for his firm. He expects a slow, stair-step advance supported by steady ETF inflows, with 10–20% pullbacks along the way. He compared the setup to gold in the early 2000s, when prices climbed for years but often paused for healthy corrections. In his framing, bitcoin may sometimes lag gold and sometimes outperform it, yet he still sees bitcoin leading on total returns over a full cycle. He called sub-$107,000 a buy zone, signaling where he thinks dip buyers are likely to step in. He also pointed to $112,000 as the ceiling to beat. A clean break and hold above $112,000 on UTC closes would, in his view, confirm strength and broaden risk appetite, the point at which flows often rotate into large altcoins. That is what he means by “altcoin mode.” Euro Capital CEO Peter Schiff, meanwhile, challenged Michael Saylor’s strategy by contrasting Strategy’s bitcoin exposure with a hypothetical gold program. His core claim is liquidity. He argued that tens of billions of dollars in gold could be sold with limited market impact, while trying to exit a similar bitcoin position could hit prices hard and set off copycat selling. Supporters of bitcoin would counter that any large seller could stage exits over time and use over-the-counter channels, but Schiff’s point is that gold’s market depth offers more flexibility to very large holders.What happened: According to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis data model, bitcoin consolidated in about a $692 band , between $109,156.82 and $109,849.28.Resistance formed: ~$109,750 capped rebounds in that same late-evening window. Final 60 minutes: between 07:09 UTC and 08:08 UTC on Sept. 28, price popped to $109,663.84 at 08:03 UTC, then settled near ~$109,580, turning ~$109,575 into fresh, short-term support. Read-through: Support ~$109,400–$109,575; resistance ~$109,750. A UTC close above ~$109,750 sets up $110,000–$111,000. Lose ~$109,400, and ~$109,150 is next.24-hour context : price near $109,724 sits above ~$109,400/109,575 support and below ~$109,750 resistance. A break and hold above ~$109,750 points to $110,000–$111,000, with $112,000 the broader momentum trigger many traders watch. A slip back under ~$109,400 risks a retest of ~$109,150, then ~$108,500. One-month context: after mid-September highs near ~$117,000, bitcoin has compressed into the $109,000–$112,000 area. Reclaiming and holding $112,000 would likely reignite upside momentum. Failing that, more sideways consolidation is the base case rather than a trend break on its own.Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to Combined spot and derivatives trading on centralized exchanges surged 7.58% to $9.72 trillion in August, marking the highest monthly volume of 2025Combined spot and derivatives trading on centralized exchanges surged 7.58% to $9.72 trillion in August, marking the highest monthly volume of 2025 Gate exchange emerged as major player with 98.9% volume surge to $746 billion, overtaking Bitget to become fourth-largest platform Ryan Watkins argues crypto treasury firms may evolve beyond speculation into lasting economic engines, deploying capital and building businesses across ecosystems.Ryan Watkins of Syncracy Capital says Digital Asset Treasury firms hold $105B in crypto and could evolve into long-term ecosystem players. Unlike foundations, Watkins sees successful DATs using their assets to operate businesses, fund growth, and even influence governance. He likens their potential to giants such as Berkshire Hathaway, but warns only well-managed DATs will endure beyond today’s speculative phase.Sep 27, 2025
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