According to Brandt, Bitcoin’s long-term cycles tend to play out over many years, not months. In his view, the current cycle could extend until 2029, with the next major bull market peak potentially arriving around September of that year. Until then, volatility and uncomfortable price action may remain part of the journey. 🤯📉
During this period of spirited endeavor, the trading volume has surged by a staggering 121%, reaching a princely sum of $215 million, whilst its market capitalization ascended to an impressive height of $473 million. Pray tell, what has incited such dramatic fluctuations? 🤔
Internal sources say their daily wallets doubled faster than the speed of your favorite viral TikTok dance, with roughly 190,000 new wallets popping up daily. And get this-decentralized exchange volume soared 262% worldwide, while good old centralized trading only nudged up 16%. Looks like everyone’s finally waking up to the crypto party. 🥳
In its Dec. 18 missive, “Plan for 2026: Predictions from Our Portfolio Managers,” Mr. Matthew Sigel, the esteemed head of digital assets research, doth argue that the signal set heading into 2026 is “mixed but constructive.” The framework, most restrained, doth resemble a lady’s modest attire-volatility hath waned, leverage hath been purged in stages, and on-chain activity, though soft, doth not yet betray the despair of deeper cyclical breaks. 🧐
Yet BlackRock, that grand old maestro of finance, clings to Bitcoin like a barnacle on a whale. 🐋 Short-term storms? Pah! They’re betting the farm on a 10-year horoscope.
The dual-listed firm, trading on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, has declared its intention to “monitor the situation,” which, in Wildean terms, means “we’ll see if the universe conspires to save us.” Should the price falter, a reverse share split awaits-a financial equivalent of a magician’s trick, where the rabbit (or stock price) is made to reappear, albeit with fewer shares. 🎩🐇
Enter State Senator Wendy Rogers, a figure akin to a modern-day Prometheus, bearing forth a set of bills and a constitutional resolution that aims to redefine how Arizona regards digital assets. From the trifles of daily crypto transactions to the grand edifices of blockchain infrastructure, her ambition is nothing short of audacious.
From December 19, 2025, to January 12, 2026, the exchange transforms into a festive arena, where high-stakes competition meets the whimsy of a snow globe! 🎅💸
Glassnode, that arbiter of on-chain elegance, informs us that Bitcoin’s Monday morning surge has been accompanied by a spike in perpetual futures Open Interest. 🕶️ “Open Interest,” my dear, is but a fancy term for the total amount of BTC positions left ajar on derivatives exchanges. When it rises, as it has from 304,000 BTC to 310,000 BTC, it suggests that investors are opening fresh positions-a 2% increase, scarcely worth a raised eyebrow, yet enough to signal their renewed fervor. 🥂
Yes, you heard it right! The Bank of Ghana is striding into the future with all the gusto of a cowboy riding into town after a long cattle drive. Governor Asiama has proclaimed that cryptocurrency trading across the country is now as legal as apple pie. And who doesn’t like apple pie? 🍏🥧 This exciting new legislation creates a comprehensive regulatory framework, which is a fancy way of saying they’re trying to keep everything above board in this wild, wild digital frontier.
