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Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on Ethereum's next move, if Bitcoin is headed back to $100K, and Solana’s next milestone.

Bitcoin price breakouts continue to be rejected at $94,000, even as traders’ long-term view of US monetary policy and the crypto market turns bullish. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action remained underwhelming this week after another failed attempt to reclaim the monthly volume-weighted average price (VWAP), with BTC consolidating near $90,000 following the Federal Reserve’s 0.25% interest rate cut. The market continued to reject any meaningful push above $93,000, thereby limiting bullish momentum. Key takeaways: One Bitcoin analyst said that liquidity contraction is suppressing Bitcoin’s upside, reducing demand relative to sell pressure. Read more

So much for that post-Fed relief rally. Bitcoin and Ethereum are again trending downwards, and the charts suggest bears are in control.

More Bitcoin now sits outside exchanges, and courts cannot move those coins without keys. That custody shift is colliding with family law. Exchange balances hover near multi-year lows at roughly 14–15% of circulating supply, about 2.7–2.8 million BTC. The rest sits with institutions in vaulted custody or in personal wallets where a 12–24 word seed […] The post Bitcoin is now the ultimate “divorce loophole” because courts physically cannot seize the keys appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ERCOT reported a record surge in large-load requests, with AI data centers surpassing Bitcoin miners and reshaping Texas’s grid planning and reliability outlook. Texas is rapidly emerging as an epicenter of artificial intelligence-driven energy demand, with an unprecedented surge in large-load power requests, a wave now dominated by AI data centers rather than Bitcoin miners. The figures, highlighted in The Miner Mag’s latest newsletter and drawn from ERCOT’s new System Planning and Weatherization Update, point to a grid facing a fundamentally different kind of growth. ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s independent power grid and oversees reliable electric service for about 90% of Texans, reported that its large-load interconnection queue has ballooned to 226 gigawatts of new requests, roughly 73% tied to AI facilities. Read more

Bitcoin bull market optimism has suffered since the Oct. 10 crash, as chances of a short-term BTC price rally above $100,000 appeared to be fading. Bitcoin (BTC) could remain pinned below $100,000 for the remainder of 2025 as the market weakened following the US Fed rate cut decision on Wednesday. Key takeaways: BTC price has only a 30% chance of hitting $100,000 before Jan. 1, according to prediction markets. Read more

Bitcoin’s loss metric sits far above past bottom levels, while price action and futures data suggest the market may face more downside.

Bitcoin treasury adoption slowed during the fourth quarter, but the largest firms continued to accumulate BTC, with public companies now holding over 4.7% of the total Bitcoin supply. Bitcoin treasury adoption slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as the biggest corporate holders continued to quietly add to their stacks while smaller players stepped back. The number of new Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies declined from its peak of 53 new companies in the third quarter to just nine companies adding Bitcoin to their balance sheet in the fourth quarter of 2025 so far, with a total of 117 new companies adopting Bitcoin this year, according to blockchain data platform CryptoQuant. “Despite the growth in numbers during 2025, most Bitcoin Treasury companies hold relatively small amounts,” CryptoQuant wrote in a Thursday X post. Read more

Ether's inverse head-and-shoulders pattern and rebound from a key accumulation zone signal a potential 80% rally in 2026. Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) token may rally by over 80% versus Bitcoin (BTC) in 2026, according to a classic bullish reversal scenario developing on its long-term charts. Key points: ETH/BTC charts point to a potential move toward 0.059–0.063 BTC in 2026. Read more

Bitcoin analysis warned that the next BTC price bottom may appear in 2026 as exchange trading volume enters a long grind lower. Bitcoin (BTC) may see a “shock move” that brings back BTC price upside — but not until 2026. Key points: The next Bitcoin price bottom will take until 2026 to hit, new analysis concludes. Read more

Bitcoin pushed toward $95,000 in the hours before the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 18 meeting, then retreated to the $92,000 zone amid Jerome Powell’s confirmation of a mixed-to-bearish stance for 2026 and delicate on-chain structure. The Fed delivered an expected quarter-point cut, bringing the target range to 4.25%-4.50%, but Chair Jerome Powell spent the press conference […] The post Bitcoin stalled at $95k after a hidden Fed warning quietly derailed the post-cut celebration appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Federal Reserve has delivered the quarter-point rate cut markets demanded, and Ethereum is responding exactly as the “smart money” anticipated. While Bitcoin effectively shrugs off the news near $92,000, Ethereum is holding its pre-meeting gains above $3,300, validating the sharp rotation seen in the 24 hours leading up to the decision. This cut itself […] The post Ethereum fees just hit 7-year low as it finally outperforms Bitcoin – one hidden data point proves rally is sustainable appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Federal Reserve monetary policy could benefit stocks, but BTC options show the short-term odds of Bitcoin rallying to $100,000 remain slim. Key takeaways: BTC derivatives pricing indicates weak conviction in a move above $100,000, reflecting macroeconomic uncertainty and Bitcoin’s underperformance compared to gold. Despite improved liquidity from Federal Reserve actions, whales remain cautious, signaling skepticism toward a durable Bitcoin breakout. Read more

A divided Federal Reserve approved a 0.25% rate cut, but concerns over inflation and growth, as well as Glassnode data highlighting BTC’s “fragile range,” may keep it under $100,000. On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve approved a 25-basis-point interest rate cut, marking the third this year and aligning with market expectations. Typical of its previous pre-FOMC price action, Bitcoin rallied above $94,000 on Monday, but the media’s hawkish depiction of the rate cut reflects a Fed that is divided over the future of US monetary policy and the economy. Given the “hawkish” label associated with this week’s rate cut, it’s possible that Bitcoin price could sell on the news and remain range-bound until a new momentum driver emerges. CNBC reported that the Fed’s 9-3 vote is a signal that members remain concerned about the resilience of inflation, and that the rate of economic growth and pace of future rate cuts could slow in 2026. Read more

Wallets labeled with connections to defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road moved millions in Bitcoin for the first time in years.

Bitcoin’s reaction to FOMC decisions often conflicts with traders’ predictions. Will today’s Federal Reserve interest rate outcome lead to a rally or sell-off? Bitcoin (BTC) price surged above $94,000 on Tuesday, a day before the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate decision, and history suggests that traders should brace for volatility. Throughout 2025, BTC’s performance around FOMC meetings revealed that macroeconomic expectations are often priced in, and this front-running by traders can overshadow the actual impact of the policy decision itself. Key takeaways: Read more

Bitcoin whipsawed around the key yearly open level into the Fed interest-rate announcement as traders waited for a reliable move. Bitcoin (BTC) gave back recent gains on Wednesday as traders predicted fakeout moves around the Federal Reserve interest-rate announcement. Key points: Bitcoin fails to hold onto its recent trip past $94,500 as nerves accompany the Fed interest-rate decision. Read more

The last four FOMC events saw average post-announcement drops near 8%, which could push Bitcoin toward the $88K support zone if repeated.

PNC Bank, a US banking giant with more than $569 billion in assets under management (AUM), has embedded spot Bitcoin trading into its private banking platform, marking a distinct pivot in the institutional adoption cycle. This makes it the first top-10 US lender to allow clients to buy, sell, and hold digital assets directly alongside […] The post PNC Bank just launched direct Bitcoin trading, but one specific restriction effectively holds your digital assets hostage appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Ark Invest CEO believes that Bitcoin has now switched to being ‘a risk-on asset,’ in contrast to gold.