U.S. Should Crash Bitcoin to $30K to Liquidate Saylor: Peter Brandt

Prominent market analyst Peter Brandt has sparked debate with a controversial view on bitcoin (BTC) and Michael Saylor’s holdings. He suggested that the U.S. government should trigger a bitcoin price crash to force Strategy into liquidation. 

Brandt estimated that a drop to around $30,000 would create the needed pressure on the major corporate bitcoin holder. He argued that the government could then accumulate BTC at lower levels to strengthen its financial reserves.

My own personal opinion
The U.S. govt should engineer a sharp price decline, forcing Saylor into liquidation
Then the U.S. govt can stock up on BTC to back up the $USD as a reserve currency
I think driving price to $30k would do the trick pic.twitter.com/qwMCSYviOt

— Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) November 20, 2025

Bitcoin Drops Amid Continued Selling

Comments about bitcoin’s price crash surfaced as the asset continued to post red candles. The trend has fueled growing fears of a potential bear market. On Friday, the asset traded around $82,000, marking its lowest level since April, according to Bitstamp data via TradingView.

The downward trend is reflected in the fact that BTC has printed nine daily red candles since November 11, showing sustained selling pressure. A fall to Peter Brandt’s proposed $30,000 level would represent a nearly 80% decline from its record high above $126,000.

Speculation Rises Over Strategy’s Government Links

The discussion took a deeper turn after a user known as Hermes Trismegistus shared a detailed theory on Strategy’s possible government ties. He claimed that the company may have served as a government “honeypot” by drawing retail capital into bitcoin under U.S.-based custodians.

Trismegistus suggested that the plan involved risky yield strategies, an eventual stock collapse, and asset seizure, with possible repayment in dollars years later. He said this could align with a broader strategy to position the government favorably once the valuations of BTC and gold shift.

He also pointed to the timing of Strategy’s bitcoin purchases. According to him, accumulation slowed as combined holdings with the U.S. government neared one million BTC.

“It’s very odd that MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin started slowing down when the US government’s Bitcoin and MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin almost added up to a million Bitcoin. It’s very odd and very strange,” Trismegistus claimed.

Another user, Justin, raised concerns about the credibility of Bitcoin if such a scenario proved true. He argued that trust in Saylor and related ventures could suffer if the theory gained validation.