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Bitcoin has raced back up to $90,000 and Grayscale says: if you think 2026 will be a bear market, you have it all wrong.

The SEC has done a total 180 under the Trump administration — from regulating crypto to announcing exemptions for digital asset innovation.

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If You're Expecting A Bitcoin Bear Market In 2026, You Have It Wrong, Grayscale Says

Grayscale has shot down Bitcoin price crash predictions, predicting that the next major leg could take prices beyond prior records.

In its November market commentary published on Monday, Grayscale said Bitcoin’s 32% drop from its October peak fits the pattern of typical bull-market pullbacks. 

It noted that Bitcoin has posted declines of 10% or more about 50 times since 2010, making sharp drawdowns a recurring feature of its cycle.

The firm’s latest report said investors often underestimate how common such moves are, even during strong cycles.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, XRP are making back ground after a rough start to the week and reclaiming key levels: here’s what’s driving markets today.

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu haven’t had a great year, but the fundamentals just keep improving: maybe the best is yet to come for the meme coins?

Bitcoin has bounced off its lows in the $80,000s and even though it feels painful, the worst of this dip may be behind us.

FINTECH FOCUS

SEC Aims To Position US As Center For 'Digital Asset Innovation' With 'Innovation Exemption'

SEC Chair Paul Atkins on Tuesday said the agency expects to release its long-planned innovation exemption for cryptocurrency firms within the next month after delays from the U.S. government shutdown.

Atkins said in an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box that the SEC has resumed work on an innovation exemption designed to give digital asset companies a legally defined pathway to launch on-chain products. 

He said the exemption should be finalized “in a month or so,” framing it as a key step in reversing years of regulatory resistance toward digital assets.

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