{"id":64373,"date":"2025-12-19T10:17:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=64373"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:17:53","slug":"will-2026-see-stablecoin-and-rate-cut-supercycle-or-is-crypto-in-a-bear-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=64373","title":{"rendered":"Will 2026 See Stablecoin and Rate Cut Supercycle or Is Crypto in a Bear Market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Is crypto in a bear market? Is the four-year cycle broken? Will Bitcoin reclaim $100,000 before year-end? Could 2026 bring about a supercycle? These are all questions being asked by traders and investors as we close out the year, following an ongoing period of bearish price action throughout the crypto market.<\/p>\n<p>Following surprisingly bullish US CPI data yesterday, coupled with an interest rate cut from the Bank of England, investors responded cautiously optimistically, with Bitcoin <\/p>\n<style>\n\t.cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n\t\tstroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) {\n\t\tstroke: #008868 !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive {\n\t\tcolor: #008868 !important;\n\t\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-popup-holder .cwp-coin-trend.positive {\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #008868;\n\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive::before {\n\t\tborder-bottom: 4px solid #008868 !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-price-holder .cwp-coin-trend-holder .cwp-trend {\n\t\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.negative svg path:nth-of-type(2) {\n\t\tstroke: #A90C0C !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-popup-holder .cwp-coin-trend.negative {\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #A90C0C;\n\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container  .cwp-coin-trend.negative {\n\t\tcolor: #A90C0C !important;\n\t\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.negative::before {\n\t\tborder-top: 4px solid #A90C0C !important;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<p>\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\" data-id=\"bitcoin\" id=\"coin_widget_id_69452589a4eb2\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\" data-id=\"bitcoin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \" 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responsive\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar svg = $('.cwp-graph-container svg').last();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (svg.length) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar originalWidth = svg.attr('width') || '160';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar originalHeight = svg.attr('height') || '40';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!svg.attr('viewBox')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsvg.attr('viewBox', '0 0 ' + originalWidth + ' ' + originalHeight);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsvg.removeAttr('width').removeAttr('height');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsvg.css({'width': '100%', 'height': '100%'});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsvg.attr('preserveAspectRatio', 'xMidYMid meet');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" alt=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow sponspored sponsored\" class=\"cwp-coin-custom-link\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background: #e50123; padding: \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t climbing +1.2% overnight and currently trading just below $88,000.<\/p>\n<p>Just yesterday, the combined crypto market cap was precariously close to $3 trillion. Still, a +1.5% spike has taken it back toward $3.1 trillion, giving it a little breathing room from losing that key level, which would push it back into the $2 trillion range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"cfg-chart-container\">\n<div class=\"cfg-top-content-holder\">\n<h4 class=\"cfg-chart-title\" style=\"font-family: 'Noto Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; \">\n            Crypto Fear and Greed Chart        <\/h4>\n<div class=\"cfg-time-range-selector\">\n            <span data-range=\"all_time\" id=\"cfg-alltime\" class=\"cfg-alltime\">All time<\/span><br \/>\n            <span data-range=\"1y\" id=\"cfg-1y\">1y<\/span><br \/>\n            <span data-range=\"1m\" id=\"cfg-1m\">1m<\/span><br \/>\n            <span data-range=\"1w\" id=\"cfg-1w\">1w<\/span><br \/>\n            <span data-range=\"1d\" id=\"cfg-1d\">24h<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-chart-holder\">\n<div id=\"cfg-chart-body\" class=\"cfg-chart-body\" style=\"width: 830px; height: 450px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Is Crypto in a Bear Market? Reasons Why Poor Price Action Could Continue Into 2026<\/h2>\n<p>A controversial opinion is that crypto has been in a bear market for a year now. There is some evidence to support this: among the top 50 digital assets with a full year of price history, only privacy tokens Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) are in the green, along with BNB.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is down -14% year-to-date, while the rest, including household names such as DOT, LINK, ADA, SOL, and <\/p>\n<style>\n\t.cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n\t\tstroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) {\n\t\tstroke: #008868 !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive {\n\t\tcolor: #008868 !important;\n\t\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-popup-holder .cwp-coin-trend.positive {\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #008868;\n\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive::before {\n\t\tborder-bottom: 4px solid #008868 !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-price-holder 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#e50123; padding: \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t, are down between -50% and -80% over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>In Q4 2025 alone, Bitcoin dropped by more than -30% after falling below $90,000 as it currently ranges between $85,000 and $88,000. While this level of pullback is typical during bull runs, the correction also broke a key support level, prompting many renowned analysts to turn bearish in the mid-term.<\/p>\n<p>One prominent analyst, <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/why-is-crypto-down-christmas-sell-offs-are-normal-big-money-says-new-ath-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Brandt<\/a>, has even called for BTC to crash to $25,000 in 2026, arguing that each bull run brings diminishing returns to the leading digital asset and that previous parabolic runs have all declined by &lt;80%. Brandt further states that the current parabolic advance has been violated and that a 20% decline from the all-time high would bring the price to\u00a0$25,240.<\/p>\n<p>And while the US and UK are slashing interest rates, the Bank of Japan is raising its rates to the highest levels in 5 years, adding further uncertainty among the global markets, as it could affect the Yen carry trade, which is a popular investment strategy where traders borrow Japanese Yen (JPY) at super low interest rates and convert it to buy higher-yielding assets in other currencies like USD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">: Bank of Japan hikes rate to highest level in 30 years <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4c8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f92f.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd2f\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Rdwz2eOEO\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5Rdwz2eOEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barchart (@Barchart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Barchart\/status\/2001871740280930609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Global economic uncertainty, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and emerging tensions between the US and Venezuela are among the reasons to be concerned about the state of crypto in 2026, and ongoing bearish price action suggests a yes to the question Is crypto in a bear market?\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/bank-of-england-rate-decision-and-us-cpi-stir-volatility-btc-usd-fights-for-foothold-as-trump-targets-venezuela-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bank of England Rate Decision and US CPI Stir Volatility: BTC USD Fights For Foothold as Trump Targets Venezuela Oil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Catalysts that Could Bring About a Supercycle in 2026<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-320753 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59.png\" alt=\"The answer to 'Is crypto in a bear market' points toward yes, and it has been for a year now. But could 2026 bring a crypto supercycle?\" width=\"2436\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59.png 2436w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59-1536x457.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59-2048x609.png 2048w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-09.03.59-50x15.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2436px) 100vw, 2436px\"><\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/stablecoins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SOURCE: DefiLlama<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Liquidity is key, and for everyone shouting that there is currently no liquidity in the market, the reality is that the stablecoin market cap has nearly doubled in the past twelve months, going from $165Bn to just over $300Bn today.<\/p>\n<p>A bullish spin on the question of liquidity could be framed as: now more than ever, the entire crypto ecosystem has an abundance of dry powder ready to enter speculative crypto assets at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the US; regardless of how people feel, it remains the nation to which everyone looks when speculating about future global market movements. It has made three interest rate cuts in 2025, and <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/fed-decision-in-january?tid=1766130725425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Polymarket<\/a> is now pricing a fresh cut for January, which would keep the Federal Reserve\u2019s quantitative easing (QE) policy in place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-320711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24.png\" alt=\"The answer to 'Is crypto in a bear market' points toward yes, and it has been for a year now. But could 2026 bring a crypto supercycle?\" width=\"1872\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24.png 1872w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24-1536x775.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-08.27.24-50x25.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\"><\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/fed-decision-in-january?tid=1766130725425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SOURCE: Polymarket<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>QE typically increases liquidity in risk-on environments by expanding the money supply and injecting it into the financial system. With lower returns on safe assets like bonds, investors often shift capital into riskier markets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies, during QE in search of higher yields.<\/p>\n<p>Low interest rates and ample liquidity tend to create a \u201crisk-on\u201d sentiment, in which investors feel more comfortable allocating capital to speculative assets such as Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. Historically, periods of significant QE, such as the COVID-19 2020-2022 period, have coincided with crypto bull runs.<\/p>\n<p>Support for the supercycle thesis has been voiced by industry leaders such as Binance founder CZ and Bitmine CEO Tom Lee, as well as numerous prominent analysts and traders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CZ says crypto could enter a supercycle by 2026, driven by U.S. politics, Fed easing, and institutional adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Bullish <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f402.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc02\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KbmACNTFcc\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/KbmACNTFcc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitcoin Teddy (@Bitcoin_Teddy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bitcoin_Teddy\/status\/2001022014950400187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Inflation Hedge Narrative and Regulatory Advancements: More Reasons Why Crypto Might Explode in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Some investors view Bitcoin and other scarce crypto assets as a hedge against inflation, buying crypto when money is being printed because they worry that fiat currencies might weaken. This narrative gets stronger during QE cycles.<\/p>\n<p>You only have to look back to 2021, at the height of the last US QE cycle, which also saw the biggest crypto bull run in history. Optimistic crypto traders argue that 2026 will mark the start of the next QE cycle and therefore reject the claim that 2025 was <em>the<\/em> bull run, since it was a year of Quantitative Tightening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The market structure bill (clarity act) will pass next month! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f44f.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4f\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f44f.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4f\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <\/p>\n<p>This is what the US Crypto Industry and HODL are waiting for! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1fa99.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\ude99\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4b0.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcb0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kvB6hwnPVB\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/kvB6hwnPVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenny Nguyen (@mrnguyen007) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrnguyen007\/status\/2001808265869693016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the White House recently confirmed that the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act will be taken up by the Senate as early as January. This is not a final vote; it is the committee stage, where the bill is amended and finalized before it reaches the floor. Early signs indicate that the bill will pass with relative ease.<\/p>\n<p>The CLARITY Act aims to clarify which tokens are treated as securities and which as commodities, and to split oversight between the SEC and the CFTC evenly. If it passes, crypto companies in the US will finally receive a more transparent regulatory framework rather than regulation through protracted court cases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coin-icos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Best Meme Coin ICOs to Invest in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/will-2026-see-stablecoin-and-rate-cut-supercycle-or-is-crypto-in-a-bear-market\/\">Will 2026 See Stablecoin and Rate Cut Supercycle or Is Crypto in a Bear Market?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is crypto in a bear market? Is the four-year cycle broken? Will Bitcoin reclaim $100,000 before year-end? Could 2026 bring about a supercycle? These are all questions being asked by traders and investors as we close out the year, following an ongoing period of bearish price action throughout the crypto market. 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