{"id":74745,"date":"2026-03-03T16:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=74745"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:31:32","slug":"forget-iran-bitcoins-2026-path-will-be-determined-by-these-2-factors-jan-van-eck-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=74745","title":{"rendered":"Forget Iran, Bitcoin&#8217;s 2026 Path Will Be Determined By These 2 Factors, Jan Van Eck Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Jan Van Eck<\/strong> argues that current volatility isn&#8217;t just about <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) but reflects a broader move across the entire crypto ecosystem, including large-cap names like <strong>Coinbase<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"COIN\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/COIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/COIN\">COIN<\/a>) and <strong>Circle<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"CRCL\" data-exchange=\"NYSE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/CRCL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NYSE:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/CRCL\">CRCL<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why 2026 Is A Bearish Year For Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on CNBC on Monday, Van Eck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2026\/03\/02\/bitcoin-is-making-a-bottom-says-vaneck-funds-jan-van-eck.html\">said<\/a> geopolitical tensions involving Iran are prompting crypto users to think more seriously about how capital moves globally, particularly as crypto-friendly hubs like Dubai gain importance.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing concerns that stablecoins could make Bitcoin less relevant, especially with BTC still roughly 50% below its October highs, Van Eck highlighted two enduring fundamentals:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bitcoin&#8217;s fixed supply<\/li>\n<li>Its four-year halving cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He described 2026 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/03\/51006612\/forget-iran-bitcoins-2026-path-will-be-determined-by-these-2-factors-jan-van-eck-says?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Forget\" iran bitcoin path will be determined by these factors jan van eck says>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan Van Eck argues that current volatility isn&#8217;t just about Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) but reflects a broader move across the entire crypto ecosystem, including large-cap names like Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Circle (NYSE:CRCL). Why 2026 Is A Bearish Year For Bitcoin Speaking on CNBC on Monday, Van Eck said geopolitical tensions involving Iran are prompting crypto [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-74745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}