I expect bitcoin will breakout to new high since fall 2025: Miller Value Partners' Bill Miller

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 05, 2026 at 21:11  |  3:12  |  CNBC
Speakers
Bill Miller IV — Chief Investment Officer and Chairman, Miller Value Partners

Summary

CNBC's Scott Wapner interviews Bill Miller IV of Miller Value Partners about the crypto playbook for 2026. Miller says bitcoin is at a major inflection point and expects it to break above its prior all-time high, citing regulatory clarity, on-chain capital markets, technicals, and the debasement trade. He also favors Strategy as a leveraged bitcoin proxy trading near NAV and calls Figure Technology Solutions an extremely cheap leader in real-world asset tokenization. Venezuela's impact is dismissed as a long-run blip.

  • Bill Miller IV remains bullish on bitcoin and expects a breakout above the fall all-time high.
  • He cites regulatory clarity, on-chain capital markets, technicals, and debasement as supports.
  • Strategy is defended despite a 58% six-month drop because it trades near NAV and adds bitcoin leverage.
  • Figure Technology Solutions is praised as a real-world asset tokenization leader with 75% market share and large HELOC originations.
  • Venezuela-related disinflation is treated as a short-term blip, not a durable macro trade.
  • The interview frames the 2026 crypto playbook around bitcoin, tokenization, and regulatory tailwinds.
Ideas
Bill Miller IV Chief Investment Officer and Chairman, Miller Value Partners 0:43
Bitcoin to break above prior all-time high
Bill Miller IV is bullish on bitcoin and expects it to break out to a higher high above its fall all-time high. He cites regulatory clarity over the past year, the SEC and Jamie Dimon moving toward on-chain capital markets, a higher base than spring 2025, improving technicals, and the broader debasement trade; he dismisses Venezuela as a long-run blip and says 2025's 6% decline is not significant for such a volatile asset.
Bill Miller IV Chief Investment Officer and Chairman, Miller Value Partners 2:02
Strategy offers leveraged bitcoin upside
Miller is not worried about Strategy's 58% six-month decline because it now trades at net asset value and should not go materially below NAV. He argues its leverage to bitcoin means it should outperform bitcoin in a bullish or risk-on crypto environment, with possible premium accretion.
Bill Miller IV Chief Investment Officer and Chairman, Miller Value Partners 2:34
Figure is cheap RWA tokenization leader
Miller loves Figure Technology Solutions and still views it as extremely cheap despite a 20% move to a new all-time high. He calls it the leader in real-world asset tokenization with 75% market share, an $11 billion enterprise value versus a $1 trillion opportunity, and about $19 billion in HELOC originations, and he says it lowers costs in a massive market.
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