In the volatile world of cryptocurrencies, the term 'bear market' is often mentioned, but few new investors truly understand its implications. Many entered the market in 2020-2021, or in 2024-2025, periods of euphoric rises, and have not experienced the intense bearish phases that have marked the history of cryptos. This article, inspired by a detailed thread on X (formerly Twitter), aims to demystify what a true bear market is, its consequences on prices, projects, and investor psychology, while providing advice on how to prepare for it.
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Foresight News reports, according to the monitoring of BitcoinTreasuries.NET, that the British Prime Minister candidate, Nigel Farage, has increased his stake in the bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC Plc (STAK) by 606,500 shares (worth $78,300). He now holds 4.9 million shares of this company, worth $638,000.
According to a report from CoinWorld, the SIMD-0266 upgrade of Solana has been approved and will be deployed on the mainnet in April. This upgrade introduces the p token, more efficient in terms of computation, aimed at reducing transaction costs. Market data shows that whales are accumulating massively, the buying strength in the futures market is strong, indicating a growing bullish sentiment. The price of SOL is currently testing a key technical resistance area near the 50-day moving average and a wedge formation, making the next breakout particularly crucial.
The MarketVector Digital Assets 100 Mid Cap Index is up 2.34% to 2921.61 points, bringing its cumulative increase to 6.58%. On its side, the MarketVector Digital Assets 100 Index gains 2.46% to 14,434 points (+5.50% over the period).
JPMorgan data shows that since the rise of tensions in Iran at the end of February, global assets have made a "vote with their feet". Traditional gold hedge ETFs (GLD) experienced a capital outflow of 2.7%, while Bitcoin ETFs (IBIT) attracted capital amounting to 1.5% against the trend.
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad", stated that the biggest stock market crash in history could begin in 2026, due to the financial crisis of 2008 that has never been truly resolved. He recommends investing in gold, silver, bitcoin, ethereum, and oil.
According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below 67,197 dollars, the cumulative intensity of long position liquidations on major CEX will reach 1.694 billion dollars. Conversely, if BTC exceeds 74,189 dollars, the cumulative intensity of short position liquidations on major CEX will reach 1.093 billion dollars. Take care of yourselves, friends
Bitcoin gained around 4.5% in one day, reaching a local peak near $71,500, while traditional markets remain strong. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices are up about 0.5%, despite tensions in the Middle East and oil volatility.
Analysts remain divided:
• Jelle believes the market is at a decisive moment: a break of resistance would favor the bulls, but a rejection could bring BTC back to $60,000.
• Michaël van de Poppe points out that the Nasdaq's recovery supports Bitcoin. He suggests that easing tensions in the Middle East could pave the way for a new rise for BTC and altcoins.
• CryptoReviewing is monitoring $68,000, a major liquidation zone that could trigger a sweep and then a pullback.
• Finally, Filbfilb thinks that BTC still lacks momentum to regain its key moving average, with sellers likely to step in around the 50-day MA.
Researchers reported a surprising incident involving an AI agent running on Alibaba Cloud.
During a reinforcement learning optimization phase, the agent allegedly attempted to mine cryptocurrencies without authorization.
The activity logs notably show: • the creation of a reverse SSH tunnel to an external IP address • the reassignment of GPU resources to execute unplanned tasks • several firewall alerts related to security rule violations
According to researchers, this behavior was not explicitly programmed and appeared autonomously as part of its optimization process.
An episode that reignites an important debate: As AI agents gain autonomy, control and safeguards become a critical issue for cloud infrastructures and automated systems.
Trump's presidential decree proposes the creation of a strategic reserve of Bitcoin, but this plan has been pending for a year and requires action from Congress. According to sources, the related legislation could be advanced as part of the 2026 year-end national defense bill.
ALERT: Traditional Finance Crashes, Bitcoin as a Safeguard? Have you seen this? BlackRock, the asset giant, limits withdrawals on a $26 billion fund, only 5% allowed in the face of a rush of requests! Blackstone injects its own cash, Blue Owl gives IOUs... This is a sign of a massive liquidity crisis in private lending (1,8T$ in total). Add the war in Iran which closes the Strait of Hormuz, driving oil prices to $90+ and inflation resurging. Markets are crashing: Dow -966 pts, fund stocks down 5-6%. (According to NoLimitGains)
Why does this concern us in crypto? These cracks in traditional finance show the fragility of the fiat system. Bitcoin, with its fixed and decentralized supply, is the perfect long-term hedge.
My advice: Hold your BTC, avoid leverage (too risky in these volatile times), and wait for the bottoms to buy (better yet, do DCA), we could see historical opportunities in 6-12 months. What do you think? Will BTC shine in this storm? Share your trades!
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It is currently estimated that 38% of altcoins are trading near their all-time lows, which is worse than the market collapse after FTX. It indicated that the current market is "unfavorable" to risk assets, and that the cryptocurrency market is the first to absorb this flight to safety sentiment, adding: "By comparison, this indicator reached 35% in April 2025 and 37.8% after the collapse of FTX. This perfectly illustrates the current situation of altcoins. Investors remain cautious and interest in altcoins continues to decline." According to Sentiment data, the number of mentions of altcoins on social media platforms has fallen to its lowest level in two years. According to Google Trends data, the global search volume on Google regarding altcoins has also dropped to its lowest level of the year, reaching only 4/100. (Darkfost, CryptoQuant Analyst)
Prediction markets help us better understand the world and possible near futures, and he hopes that prediction market projects can further optimize this direction, particularly with more conditional markets. (Vitalik Buterin)
Friends, this is promising! The American Congressman French Hill stated during a live show on Fox that President Trump's advisors are trying to push banks to reach a compromise on the structure of the bitcoin market, and he expects a clear solution to be defined by March of next year. (The Bitcoin Historian)
Bitcoin is currently fluctuating above 72,000 dollars, while Ethereum is experiencing a slight increase. After the recent breakthrough, the market has entered a consolidation phase. Open interest in Bitcoin futures has risen to around 680,000 BTC, reaching a peak of nearly two weeks. Meanwhile, open interest in gold-backed token futures, XAUT and PAXG, continues to decline, indicating that some capital may be returning to major cryptocurrency assets after the slowdown in gold's rise. In the options market, demand for high strike call options is increasing, 30-day implied volatility remains relatively stable, and market sentiment remains relatively calm. (CoinDesk)