Ciaran Lyons

Bitcoin’s downturn has barely anything to do with “anything crypto specific,” but it’s unlikely to surge early next year, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder.

Bitfinex says “extreme deleveraging” and other indicators as factors that could help Bitcoin hold its ground and potentially move higher.

Kevin O’Leary said he is not positioning his investments around expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut rates in December.

Stablecoin yields not being overly high suggests the market hasn’t reached a “major top” and Ether may reach $3,200 in the near term, according to Santiment.

Nasdaq’s head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said the stock exchange is ready to answer any questions the SEC may have for its proposal for tokenized stocks.

The crypto sentiment indicator has moved up from extreme fear, and other social media indicators suggest sentiment is moving more bullish toward Bitcoin.

Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano said Ethereum’s gas limit could climb beyond three times next year, with some developers pushing for a fivefold increase.

Bitwise crypto researcher André Dragosch said, “We’re staring at a similar macro setup” for Bitcoin as during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite Bitcoin remaining below $100,000, crypto sentiment is improving as the cryptocurrency has climbed above $90,000.

Animoca Brands’ Keyvan Peymani says the Web3 gaming company is exploring all segments of the crypto industry, including DePIN, DeFi and AI.

Animoca Brands’ founder, Yat Siu, anticipates that the crypto industry will not have a one-winner “takes all” scenario like the internet era in the early 2000s.

BitMine chair Tom Lee says Bitcoin’s “best days” are still ahead, but has seemingly eased off his bullish prediction of $250,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2025.

Bitcoin has broken character for two consecutive months and now faces two possible paths: a resurgence in demand or a deeper accumulation phase.

Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov has shared a potential roadmap for how DeFi could reach 100% adoption in four years, noting that a big part of this hinges on regulation.

The crypto market hasn’t reached “euphoric levels,” which means less reason to expect a major landslide, according to Lyn Alden.

Bitcoin being widely used for daily payments in the future is just “out-of-the-money-option value upside,” according to BlackRock’s head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick.

The catalyst could serve as a wake-up call and send Bitcoin to $150,000 overnight, though it “would have to be real,” according to Jeff Park.

Some Bitcoiners are speculating that the significant surge in the odds of a Fed rate cut in December may lead to Bitcoin finding a price “bottom here for now.”

Bitcoiners viewed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s appearance at the opening night of the Bitcoin-themed bar as “a sign” for Bitcoin.

The recent Bitcoin “dumping” is a positive sign for the asset, but it could take years, not weeks, for Bitcoin to reach that magic $200,000 number.

An onchain analyst said every time Bitcoin has seen a plunge like this, it has “allowed us to move higher.”

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF share price is down almost 23% since the end of the third quarter.

Strategy’s Michael Saylor says Bitcoin has been “getting a lot less” volatile despite its recent price plunge, contradicting the outlook of many crypto analysts.

The US government will start buying Bitcoin for its strategic reserve when there is “enough pressure externally,” says crypto entrepreneur Mike Alfred.

Bitcoin has gained on average in November, but that figure is “skewed” and market participants shouldn’t always rely on it, a crypto executive says.

The crypto market is still “very unsure” about which crypto assets to back beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to an executive.

WisdomTree’s Will Peck said that crypto index ETFs will solve the need for those who don’t want to take on “idiosyncratic risk.”

Although the crypto sentiment index hasn’t fallen this low in more than eight months, some analysts argue the situation isn’t as dire as it appears.

Crypto sentiment platform Santiment warned that when many people start calling a crypto market bottom, it’s wise to stay skeptical.

Jeff Park’s pro-CFTC comments come just days after US senators introduced a bill pushing to shift crypto oversight from the SEC to the CFTC.