$BTC is finishing the year in a period of cautious consolidation, trading around $88,500 after retreating from its historical peak of $126,000 seen in October.
While the asset is ending the year with a slight net loss and underperforming traditional safe havens like Gold, it is currently holding critical support at the $87,000 level amid thin holiday trading volumes.
Market sentiment remains mixed as the initial excitement over U.S.
regulatory shifts has cooled, leaving investors focused on whether institutional tools like new index options and ETF inflows will trigger a recovery toward $150,000 in early 2026 or if macroeconomic pressures will force a deeper correction.
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