<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>Susie (npub1hw…503sg)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>If $80,000 is the start of a new bull run, the $120,000 to $170,000 forecasts from January could still play out.&#xA;&#xA;Every January I write a “What will Bitcoin’s price do this year?” piece. &#xA;&#xA;Eight months into 2026, this is how it has played out:&#xA;&#xA;- January open: $88,000&#xA;- June low: $58,000&#xA;- Weeks stuck under $67,000&#xA;- $65,000 downside case played out&#xA;- $80,000 this week, first time since May&#xA;- A third below the October 2025 high&#xA;- Down on the year from the January open&#xA;&#xA;What has aged well is that price is being driven by macro conditions, institutional flows and market structure rather than retail speculation.&#xA;&#xA;The second half of 2026 could look very different from the first.&#xA;&#xA;I’ll come back to this in December.&#xA;&#xA;https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/01/01/what-is-bitcoins-price-prediction-for-2026/ &#xA;nostr:nevent1qqsxrq98ru3sjgtc57xweaqnll4mdgwddug0lghcny8mf88h6hkp4ngprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvdnul3s</html></oembed>