Ciaran Lyons

Industry supporters said crypto "would not be where it is today" without US Senator Cynthia Lummis, who announced she would not seek reelection next year.

Social media sentiment indicates Bitcoin is in a range where a drop below $75,000 is possible, according to Santiment founder Maksim Balashevich.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back said that Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter is “not helping” the ongoing quantum-Bitcoin narrative for Bitcoiners.

As market participants continue to speculate on when altcoin season will arrive, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued there is “always an altcoin season happening.”

Veteran trader Peter Brandt said that the US Clarity Act will be a positive for the industry, but probably won’t “redefine” Bitcoin’s price.

Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal said the key signal indicating whether Zcash shows the start of a rally is if it can hold up during a broader market uptrend.

US President Donald Trump says that he has narrowed down his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to three or four candidates.

XRP has a “number of reasons” that are attracting traditional investor dollars, which has helped to push XRP ETFs over $1 billion in assets, says CF Benchmarks CEO Sui Chung.

Synthetix founder Kain Warwick expects other perpetual decentralized exchanges to follow Synthetix back to Ethereum, which is faster than ever.

While it may be possible for a public company to catch up to Michael Saylor’s Strategy Bitcoin holdings, it is probably unlikely, Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says.

The number of crypto exchange-traded products is going to “accelerate forward at ridiculous speed” in 2026, according to Bitwise researcher Ryan Rasmussen.

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.