Bitcoin’s Silent Rebellion: Can $100k Rise from Ashes? 🔥

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In the shadowed corridors of 2026, Bitcoin lingered at $88,000, a ghost of its former self. The market, ever the sly fox, hinted at hidden currents beneath its stagnant facade.

Three cryptic sigils from CryptoQuant whispered of fading sell pressure, though the macro winds still howled like a drunk economist at a cocktail party.

Strong Hands Gather Dust, or Do They?

Bitcoin’s price, like a dog tied to a post, failed to reclaim its throne after the 2025 fiasco. Sentiment wavered, as if traders waited for a divine sign-or a better coffee.

The first omen: long-term holder (LTH) supply. After months of weeping BTC into the void, the 30-day net change turned positive by 10,700 BTC, a faint spark in the dark.

This, dear reader, suggests the wise ones are no longer tossing coins like confetti. Instead, they hoard BTC like a squirrel with a terminal diagnosis. A pattern, perhaps, of patience-not panic.

SOPR: A Dance of Profit and Loss

The second chart, a ledger of long-term holder spent output profit ratio (SOPR), revealed a curious truce. The number 1.0 lingered like a bad date, neither profit nor loss, but a stalemate.

Historically, this is the hour when markets sip tea and whisper, “Not a breakdown… just a pause for breath.” Unless, of course, you’re a HODLer who forgot 2021 existed. 😬

🚨 Ancient Coins Stir

Long-Term Holder SOPR spiked to 101.7 📈
→ Profit-taking by the OGs.

🔁 9 BTC shuffled
⏳ Last active: June 2014

Early birds feast. The rest? Pecking at crumbs. 🐦

– Maartunn (@JA_Maartun) January 1, 2026

Exchanges Lose Their Appetite

The third indicator: Bitcoin’s exodus from exchanges. Net outflows flowed like a river of BTC fleeing to safety, reducing sell pressure to a trickle.

Yet, prices refused to budge, as if the market had collectively decided, “Nope, not today.” Demand? A timid mouse in a room full of lions. And macro uncertainty? The cat. 🐱

January’s $100k Gambit: Myth or Mirage?

The charts, like a cryptic prophecy, offered a mix of hope and despair. Supply pressure waned, but demand? A ghost town. A $100k surge would need a catalyst-perhaps a miracle, or a Fed chair falling into a fountain. 🪙

Without such chaos, Bitcoin might wallow in consolidation, building a base for a 2026 comeback. Or, as history suggests, wait for the next bear market to invent a new low. 😂

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2026-01-02 03:02