Are We Headed for Bitcoin and Crypto Winter?
In 2025, advantageous regulatory outcomes helped supercharge a delirious crypto bull run—but that hot streak has since petered out. Now many traders are asking themselves: Was this it? Is it back to another bear market already?
For Decrypt‘s annual Crypto Crystal Ball series, we’re diving deep on the questions that could define the next year for digital assets, and what they mean for you.
We’ve already looked at whether the crypto industry will be able to pass its coveted market structure bill, and if Wall Street is poised to soon become the sector’s next nemesis. Today, we pose a question that’s surely on many of your minds: Will 2026 be a crypto winter?
While financial analysts have somewhat diverging views on the…
