Pentagon announced that it will expand its artificial intelligence force with xAI and cryptocurrencies Today ends badly. Bitcoin 
$88,155.74 While it fell to 88 thousand dollars, the support point of the bear flag was not regained and interest is still weak before the options expiry on Friday. So what about altcoin bulls?
Altcoin Bull
Benjamin Cowen altcoin bull He “in his own way” explained the painful truths to those who waited all year for this and had to postpone their hopes until 2026. There was nothing we could call an altcoin bull this year, and although we saw a rapid rise for a short time at the end of 2024, altcoins melted as this trend quickly reversed. 2025 has been a terrible period for most altcoins, with even the 2024 peak not being surpassed.
“Many people held on to worthless altcoins for a long time, believing in the vague promises of altcoin season.
However, macro conditions/monetary policy were not conducive for this this cycle.
All altcoin season predictions have been quietly postponed to 2026 after failing in 2024/2025. Remember, the way to build real wealth is to buy good assets and hold them for the long term.”
It’s almost exactly like what Hayes said a few days ago, and he HYPE Coin It suggests entities such as.
Why Altcoin Bull Is Not Coming
We experienced a few things that were different from previous cycles. First of all, the introduction of institutional capital into cryptocurrencies has made it much more sensitive to macro and geopolitical developments. Tariffs, war, more debate on tariffs, the Fed’s interest rate cuts its continued postponement and further controversy over tariffs. We saw that there were constant wars and customs tax negotiations and even mutual showdowns throughout the year. Having had major showdowns with the EU twice and with China at least three times trump It caused headlines of global trade wars every time.
chip manufacturers like Nvidia with customs war AI bubble discussions flared up and of course Japan increased interest rates 3 times this year.carry trade We saw the headlines “It’s ending”. 2025 was full but full of nightmares. Don’t forget the thesis that dozens of events undermine investor appetite each time and that the journey to the top and then to the bottom begins in the last quarter according to the 4-year cycle story.
This year has been terrible due to factors other than cryptocurrencies, and with each attempt to recover, the charts ended with another event hitting the top of the candles. Moreover, while all this was happening, countless layer2s entered the market, we saw countless altcoins in every category and millions of useless new meme coins.
What is the result? Some exceptions such as HYPE and ASTER have made good gains and we have seen enthusiastic short-term trends. However, although BTC and ETH reached the ATH level throughout the year, it was not a bull year at all. Let’s hope that in 2026, we will experience days when discussions unrelated to cryptocurrencies such as customs duties, inflation, and the AI bubble do not suppress the markets. Thus, the 4-year cycle story is thrown away and the altcoins you have been holding for a long time begin to make gains.
