Bitcoin Price: Fall
As of 7 pm today (January 1), Bitcoin - the world's largest electronic currency - according to market value decreased by 1.13%, reaching 87,855.12 USD.
This new price contributed to keeping market capitalization unchanged, trading at the milestone of 1,754 billion USD, down 14 billion USD. Similarly, trading volume in 24 hours decreased to 29.97 billion USD, down 3.51 billion USD.
Perspectives and forecasts
Undeniably, after two consecutive years of recording a profit margin of over 100%, Bitcoin has disappointed investors in 2025.
The world's largest cryptocurrency closed 2025 in a downward market trend, down about 6% compared to the beginning of the year. This development goes against many people's expectations, especially in the context of the wave of excitement erupting after US President Donald Trump - who is known as the "coding president" - began his second term in January.
However, despite a less positive year, the cryptocurrency market is forecast to have better prospects in 2026, thanks to a series of factors that could push Bitcoin to new records, according to the assessment of cryptocurrency brokerage and research firm K33.
In a recent customer report, K33 said that most of the reasons for bitcoin's poor performance in 2025 came from local bubbles and temporary leverage imbalances in the cryptocurrency market.
When prices and fundamental factors go against each other, opportunities will appear. With that perspective, we enter 2026 with a cautious optimistic view" - a K33 representative said.
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to continue to cut interest rates in 2026, a factor that could boost investors' risk appetite, including the cryptocurrency market.
Currently, investors mostly predict the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged at the January policy meeting. However, according to the latest data from the CME FedWatch tool, the market is assessing a 74% probability that the Fed will cut interest rates at least twice or more before the end of next year.
This monetary policy environment is clearly different from the periods of 2018 and 2022, thereby reducing the possibility of directly repeating past market models" - the K33 report said, referring to Bitcoin's previous deep decline cycles.
Many speculations suggest that the US President is likely to continue to support Bitcoin and strongly promote the integration of cryptocurrency into the traditional financial system.
For a long time, US President Donald Trump has positioned himself as a president friendly to cryptocurrencies. In his second term, he signed a series of executive orders to help improve market sentiment, appointing many people supporting cryptocurrencies to the government apparatus.
According to a report from K33, Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market are receiving support from the government. Bitcoin prices have not yet fully reflected the changes, but 2026 brings a very attractive context for Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrency assets, in the context of increasing integration with traditional finance.
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