Bitcoin speculation thread for 2026

[Y3shot]

Can't really predict the price of Bitcoin in this year but I think it can be the year of maximum bear market,  the price of Bitcoin might go very low than what it was in the previous year. In the previous Bitcoin price drop but it seems we haven't enter the bear market well .

This year im not expecting Bitcoin price to increase like last year, and since their was a good increase in the price of Bitcoin last year ,I think this time is when the bear market will take place very well.

[piebeyb]

There are no large holders now, middle class people may not have much bitcoin and can affect the price of bitcoin as well when there is a panic, but then again the cycle may change and in the end the price of bitcoin really does not follow the 4-year cycle anymore, I also hope so that the price of bitcoin will always have a good value every year without having to worry about the bear market which is easy to predict, I think everyone is waiting and wants to see it even though I am still hesitant to enter the market and only have a few cryptos for the long term.

[pooya87]

The good thing about price having been dropped already is that there is a higher chance of rising so I expect green. That means if nothing unexpected happens, like a deeper recession, we should start price recovery as the holiday days come to an end and people start putting their money back into bitcoin again. From there, we can see more recovery and through this year price could go back up to set a new ATH. But that was a big "if" I started this speculation with though...

[Pandu Geddon]

At the beginning of this year, there might not have been any major changes in Bitcoin price movements, at least for this month. But for the whole year, hopefully it will be a good growth. At the very least, it might reach above $100k again. I'm still not sure if Bitcoin can reach a new ATH again this year. We have to see how the market situation and the political moves of influential countries might affect the market.

[Sunshine1525]

The good thing about price having been dropped already is that there is a higher chance of rising so I expect green. That means if nothing unexpected happens, like a deeper recession, we should start price recovery as the holiday days come to an end and people start putting their money back into bitcoin again. From there, we can see more recovery and through this year price could go back up to set a new ATH. But that was a big "if" I started this speculation with though...

I learnt that when the price drops is the one of the best times to take advantage of the market because since the market always recovers there would be profits in your portfolio if you took advantage of the market when the price dropped.  I used to have that mindset that it's good to sell when the market starts falling but I've figured that i was wrong at all after get to understand how holding Bitcoin works.

I see some points in what you've said and I think you're right cause those who sold off some portions to enjoy the holidays and festive period with their loved ones would see reason to put back money into Bitcoin and cause the market recover again. Well i also learnt that Bitcoin is unpredictable, can't really tell if it would set a new height when the market finally starts recovering but whatever it brings is always to the advantage of Bitcoin believers.

[FanEagle]

I also said under 60k, with the way bear runs work, we are going to see it go down more and more. Which is why I suggest everyone to turn their bitcoins into USDT as soon as they get it, do not wait for anything and just turn all of your bitcoin and crypto into usdt right now, that is the only way possible to move forward.

Otherwise, you are going to just watch yourself lose money over and over again and that will not be okay, you should not be doing that. If you do turn to usdt, and even fiat maybe, then you are going to watch it get lower and lower, then when it goes under 60k then you can buy it again. After you got it again, it may continue to drop a bit, but not a lot, because 50k and under is very unlikely, it will be at most 50k if you ask me.

[danherbias07]

At the beginning of this year, there might not have been any major changes in Bitcoin price movements, at least for this month. But for the whole year, hopefully it will be a good growth. At the very least, it might reach above $100k again. I'm still not sure if Bitcoin can reach a new ATH again this year. We have to see how the market situation and the political moves of influential countries might affect the market.

It's playing around $87k to $90k. It's not that far to reach $100k again.

Are people or Bitcoin investors also considering those who are trying to evade tax? I mean, I was expecting a good pump before the end of the year because there might be rich people who will try to keep their assets in Bitcoin. That way, they might save some money in paying all the taxes on assets and liabilities. I don't know, I guess I am the only one thinking about that.
Because in a third-world country, which only checks the assets of an individual per year, it could happen. How I wish they would put it in Bitcoin, or it is still risky to do that kind of strategy, and stick with exchanging it to stablecoins instead.