Bitcoin’s Wild Ride: $65K Bottom or Bull’s Last Hurrah? 🤠💸

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In the dusty plains of the crypto frontier, the winds of change are howling once more. Bitcoin, that stubborn mule of the digital age, may have finally kicked up its heels and galloped past its four-year cycle, leaving behind a trail of broken dreams and dashed hopes. Or has it? 🌪️🤔

Jurrien Timmer, the sage of Fidelity’s macroeconomic research, reckons Bitcoin’s $125,000 high on Oct. 6 was its last hurrah-both in “price and time.” “While I’m still a long-term believer in this wild bronco,” he drawled in a Thursday X post, “I fear it’s ridden off into the sunset of another halving phase. Bitcoin winters ain’t no picnic; they last about a year. So, 2026 might just be a ‘year off’-or an ‘off year’-for our trusty steed. Support’s down at $65-75k.” 🏜️💔

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But hold your horses, says Tom Shaughnessy, the co-founder of Delphi Digital. He’s betting on new all-time highs for Bitcoin in 2026, once the market shakes off the dust from that $19 billion crash in October. “We’re just workin’ through a one-time disaster,” he wrote, “like a cowboy who’s lost his hat in a storm. Once the skies clear, we’ll see Bitcoin hit those ATHs again, rubber-banding back to reflect the progress outside the chaos.” 🚀🎢

“Once that’s worked through, we hit $BTC ATHs in 2026 as prices rubber band to reflect the progress outside 10/10.”

Shaughnessy’s got his eye on the horizon, where Wall Street’s embrace and regulatory tailwinds are supposed to carry crypto to greener pastures. Policy experts, like Cathy Yoon from Temporal and Harmonic, agree. “2026’s gonna be a big year for crypto regulation,” she told CryptoMoon, “but it’ll be different this time. With stablecoin legislation in the books, the real action’s in the implementation-examinations, disclosures, and how these assets fit into the financial corral.” 📜⚖️

But the mood in the saloon’s turned sour. Bitcoin dipped below $85,000 earlier this week, and the bears have come out of hibernation. Social media’s buzzing with doom and gloom, from X to Reddit to Telegram. Even the “smart money” traders on Nansen’s platform are hedging their bets, shorting Bitcoin for $123 million while going long on Ether with $475 million. 🌧️🐻

So, is Bitcoin headed for a $65K bottom, or will the bull market rise again like a phoenix from the ashes? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure: in the world of crypto, the only constant is change. And maybe a little bit of chaos. 🌪️🤠

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2025-12-19 14:44