Bitcoin and altcoins were also hit hard in the global sell-off that started with US President Donald Trump\'s tariff announcement.
While the talk of “Bitcoin\'s bull market is over, the bear market has begun” increased after this decline, an optimistic approach came from Messari CEO Eric Turner.
Eric Turner argued that despite the sharp declines recently, the bull run in Bitcoin and the crypto market will gain momentum in the third quarter of 2025.
Wait for the Third Quarter for the Bull!
Speaking at an event recently alongside popular analyst Michael van de Poppe, the Messari CEO said he agreed with Poppe’s prediction that the real bullishness is just beginning.
Stating that the declines experienced were milder compared to previous corrections, the famous CEO said that according to historical data, chaotic sales created favorable conditions for the market to reverse.
Stating that the real bull has not started in Bitcoin, the famous CEO pointed to the third and fourth quarters for the bull:
“We have never had a bull market, but rather two sides of the market,” he said.
There was the Bitcoin rally where all the flows went into ETFs, and then there were pockets of things like the memecoin craze and other short-term trends.
So I think the real question here is when the bull market will come. If you ask me, it will be Q3 or Q4 of this year.”
FED Will Step In!
Analyst Poppe also said that he believes that the bull market in Bitcoin has actually started from the current point after the declines.
Noting that there are similarities between the current decline and the COVID19 crash, where Bitcoin fell by up to 40 percent in a single day, Poppe said, “That was the real bottom and Bitcoin has increased 20-fold since then.”
Poppe, who stated that the FED will step in to stimulate the market, said, “If we look at past crises and crashes such as COVID-19, it is likely that the FED will step in at some point to support the market when the market is getting worse. Because if we look back in time, we will see that the FED stepped in at some point and lowered interest rates and printed money to stimulate the domestic economy. Now that will happen. The only question is when.”
*This is not investment advice.