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What Happened in 2025
Tariffs hurt the markets: Extra taxes on trade made goods more expensive and slowed business. This reduced the amount of money flowing into investments, including crypto.
– October 10th scare: The October 10th Market manipulation to wipe out leverage traders caused panic. Investors sold quickly, creating fear and uncertainty, whose ripple effect is still being felt in the markets.
– Government shutdown: With no official reports on jobs, inflation, or prices, investors had less information to guide decisions. That made markets shaky.
Despite all these:
Gold and silver boom:
– Gold’s value jumped from $18.9 trillion → $30.58 trillion as people looked for safety.
– Silver’s value rose from $1.6 trillion →$4.19 trillion, with its price moving from $22 →$83.
– This shows investors ran to “safe” assets when crypto and stocks felt risky.
What to Expect in 2026
I fully expect 2026 to be the most profitable year in crypto, not just because we are in it, but all macro and micro factors suggest so:
– Clarity Act: New rules will make crypto easier to use and safer, with banks offering crypto products.
– New Fed Chairman: A leadership change in the U.S. central bank could shift how money policy is handled.
– Big investors moving money: Hedge funds and banks will adjust their portfolios, possibly putting more into crypto.
– Rotation from gold and silver: The total market cap of gold currently sits at 30T, if only 10% of this was to rotate into crypto, that would double the current market cap of crypto.
– Stimulus payments & tax refunds: Extra cash in people’s hands ($2,000 cheques + refunds in March/April) could flow into crypto.
– Quantitative easing (QE): Printing more money increases liquidity, often boosting riskier assets like crypto.
Why the Best May Be Yet to Come
While all the above are key events which drive sentiment, one thing about crypto investment, is that it does not always respect events. It respects structure. Technical analysis is far more accurate most times. And the following almost “HAS TO HAPPEN” before we enter the next bear market.
– Bitcoin dominance dropping: When Bitcoin’s share of the market shrinks, altcoins (other cryptocurrencies) usually rise.
– Total market cap at $3 trillion: This matches the top of the last cycle (2021). Historically, bottoms often form at previous cycle highs—suggesting a strong base for growth.
– Gold and silver bubble risk: If metals cool off, investors may move money back into crypto for higher returns.
Key Takeaway
2025 was a tough year for investors: with fear, tariffs, and shutdowns pushing investors into safer investments like gold and silver. But it also presented us with an opportunity to buy and double down on crypto. 2026 is harvest time. New rules, more adoption, more money in circulation, and technical signals suggest crypto is bottoming out and is gearing up for the long-awaited big rally upwards.
