Key Highlights: Market analyst Wedson pointed out that derivatives markets now hold greater sway over cryptocurrency price formation than pre-2020 spot and over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. Diminishing retail market activity has prompted several cryptocurrency exchanges to trim payrolls, streamline internal operations, and cut marketing spending. Looking toward a potential cyclical shift around 2028, Wedson suggested that ...
Key Highlights: Bitcoin faces the prospect of its first-ever back-to-back calendar-year losses, having recorded a 6.34% decline in 2025 and an approximate 16% loss so far in 2026. Despite the multi-year downturn, the combined decline of roughly 21% is significantly milder than historical single-year crashes such as 2018 (-73.56%) and 2022 (-64.27%). To avoid closing ...
Key Highlights: Analyst Hyland projects that Bitcoin may be transitioning into an expanded eight-year macro cycle that could prolong the current bull market through 2028. Under this 96-month cycle framework, Bitcoin is forecasted to peak above $250,000, with historical technical parallels drawn to market behavior observed in 2016 and 2020. The extended horizon suggests an ...
Key Highlights: Analyst Timothy Peterson predicts Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high within the next 90 days based on historical cycle patterns. Historically, whenever Bitcoin rebounds from a 50 percent drawdown to 30 percent below its peak, it has consistently achieved a new record high. Past cycle recoveries show that new peaks occurred within ...
Key Highlights Data from checkonchain reveals that only the 2025 bitcoin buyer cohort remains underwater, holding an average purchase cost basis of approximately $88,000. Bitcoin touched a monthly peak of $87,500 in September before pulling back below $84,000, bringing it close to the 2025 cohort’s breakeven zone. Historical yearly volume-weighted cost bases continue to dictate ...
Bitcoin Surges 30% in August as Analysts Debate Market Bottom Bitcoin staged a strong rally in August, surging by almost 30%. While some market participants believe the bear market has ended, others warn that the risk of a devastating plunge still hangs over the world’s largest crypto asset. Balanced Price Metric Suggests $38,400 Zone Alphractal ...