Bitcoin’s Down? 🙄 Someone’s Buying!

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The year 2025 slipped away like sand through a sieve, and Bitcoin-that digital dream-found itself lookin’ a little worse for wear.
BTC $87,768 it was, wobblin’ like a newborn calf. A little shakin’ goin’ on, mind you-1.3% swing in a day. Market cap sittin’ pretty at $1.75 trillion, though. Still a heap of nothin’, as Pa used to say. Folks moved $33.06 billion worth of it around, like ants rearrangin’ crumbs.

Now, Tether-them folks behind the steady hand of USDT ($1.00, solid as a rock, or at least tryin’ to be)-they saw an opportunity. While others were fretin’ about the fall from $88,000, Tether went and picked up another 8,889 BTC, a cool $778.7 million worth. Straight from the Bitfinex exchange, too. Seems they figure somethin’s brewin’. 🧐

Tether(@Tether_to) withdrew another 8,889 $BTC($778.7M) from #Bitfinex to its reserve address 5 hours ago.

Tether now holds 96,370 $BTC($8.46B) in total.

– Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 1, 2026

That brings Tether’s total stash to 96,370 BTC, worth a hefty $8.46 billion. Enough to buy a whole lotta dust bowls, I reckon.

Folks on them internet forums were yellin’ ’bout a comeback, but the price just kept driftin’ down. Down 1.1% in the last 24 hours, hoverin’ ’round $87,500. Seemed the market wasn’t listenin’ to all the cheerin’. And to add insult to injury, those fancy new Bitcoin funds folks were actually sellin’ off stuff – $348.1 million worth gone on New Year’s Eve. December wasn’t kind-a whole $1.09 billion walked away. Seems the big fellas are gettin’ cold feet, worried ’bout things. đŸ€·

Is a Recovery Possible?

Now, this crypto thing
 it’s a fickle beast. Goes up, goes down. Always has, always will. But lately, it’s seen more downs than a hound dog’s ears. Too many shadows fallin’ on it-the economy coughin’, folks pullin’ their money out, and even the big spenders sellin’ off their holdings. And the little guy…well, he ain’t rushin’ in either.

Fact is, this last quarter was the worst Bitcoin’s seen since 2018. Took a tumble of 23%, it did. A CryptoQuant fella says there ain’t enough evidence of a real rally comin’. Seems tentative, like a scared rabbit. 🐇

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– CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) January 1, 2026

He figures there’s three ways this could play out.

First, if things ease up a bit, but the economy ain’t exactly roarin’, Bitcoin might bounce around between $80,000 and $140,000. A real up-and-down kinda ride.

Second, if things get really bad, a real recession knocks on the door, them funds are gonna empty out, and Bitcoin could fall all the way to $50,000. That’s a long way down, even for a digital currency.

And lastly, if folks start feelin’ better ’bout the world, those funds might start seein’ some new money, and Bitcoin could climb to $120,000 or even $170,000. But that’s a big ‘if’, friend. A mighty big ‘if’.

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2026-01-01 15:27