2026 Won’t Be About Cycles — Research Shows What Will Actually Drive Crypto Prices

Crypto markets are shedding their four-year cycle as ETFs, concentrated liquidity and investor attention reshape price discovery, with Wintermute research pointing to 2026 as the moment digital assets begin trading like global financial instruments. The Four-Year Cycle Is Gone, and 2026 Is Where Crypto Starts Pricing Like a Global Asset, Research Shows Structural forces are … Read more

$10K Bitcoin Path: Strategist Warns Failure to Hold $100K Signals End-Game Risk

Bitcoin could face a deep, prolonged slide toward $10,000 if it fails to hold above $100,000, signaling a potential late-cycle peak and broader risk-asset reversal, according to Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone. $10K No Longer Unthinkable if $100K Fails, Strategist Warns Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone shared on social media platform X on … Read more

Trump’s Tariff Talk and Policy Gridlock Push Bitcoin Lower as Markets Turn Defensive

The top crypto asset opened the week on the back foot, sliding 2.5% against the greenback since Sunday evening, yet it’s still nursing a roughly 1.5% gain over the past seven days. Meanwhile, traders and onlookers alike are holding their breath as U.S. President Donald Trump dusts off tariff threats aimed at several European countries. … Read more

Trump Tariff Shock Hits Global Markets as EU Mulls Retaliatory Action

U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise 10% tariffs on eight European nations opposing his Greenland takeover threat jolted global markets on Jan. 19. Asian Markets Retreat on Trade Disruption Fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock decision to impose a 10% tariff on eight European nations opposing Washington’s threat to seize Greenland sent tremors through global financial … Read more

Bitcoin’s Rally Fizzles—Is a Crash Below $91K Looming?

Bitcoin is currently priced at $92,970, with a formidable market cap of $1.85 trillion. Over the past 24 hours, it has moved within an intraday range of $91,917 to $95,467 on a trading volume of $41.72 billion. If bitcoin were a poker player, it just might be bluffing—trading sideways after an intense hand, daring the … Read more

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $1.9 Billion Weekly Inflow Despite Late Pullback

Crypto ETFs delivered a broadly constructive week as strong mid-week inflows outweighed late selling pressure. Bitcoin and ether ETFs led the charge, while XRP and solana quietly extended their positive momentum. ETF Flows Turn Constructive as Bitcoin, Ether Extend January Momentum Exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows told a familiar January story this week: sharp rotations, heavy … Read more

Ark’s Cathie Wood: Bitcoin’s Calm Is Misread as ‘Coiled Spring’ Economy Prepares to Snap

Bitcoin’s stagnant price obscures a deep repricing underway as structural supply constraints collide with a looming productivity boom, positioning the cryptocurrency to absorb outsized wealth creation, according to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood. Bitcoin’s Flat Price Masks a Massive Repricing, Says ARK’s Cathie Wood Market narratives often misread consolidation as weakness, but ARK Invest CEO … Read more

XRP Drops Hard as Key Zone Breaks During Broad Crypto Sell-Off

XRP slid sharply below key support as a broad crypto sell-off intensified, wiping out leveraged positions, driving extreme oversold signals, and exposing mounting macro and regulatory stress that continues to weigh on digital asset prices. XRP Breaks Below $2.00 as Selling Pressure Accelerates At 8:13 p.m., XRP is trading near $1.95 against the U.S. dollar, … Read more

Bitcoin Falls Below $92K as Sunday Selloff Unleashes Hundreds of Millions in Liquidations

On Sunday evening, around 6:15 p.m. Eastern time, bitcoin slipped below the $95,000 perch it had clung to for the past day, giving up about 3% in the process. The asset brushed an intraday low of $91,917 per coin as gold and silver headed the opposite direction, charging into fresh price highs. Bitcoin Stumbles Into … Read more

Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Isn’t Dead — Research Reveals Bear, Gradual Decline Ahead

Bitcoin’s latest slump is challenging long-held cycle assumptions as miner stress, ETF-driven market shifts, and macro headwinds reshape price behavior, raising fresh questions about volatility, timing, and what this phase means for crypto’s broader trajectory, Canary Capital says. Early Downturn Tests Assumptions as Bitcoin Cycle Holds Global crypto markets are reassessing bitcoin’s cycle dynamics as … Read more