It's official. After months of the Fear & Greed Index prolonging in the basement, the needle has finally swung hard toward Greed. If you've been watching the charts, you know Bitcoin just touched a high of $97,957. We are staring down the barrel of $100,000, with $107,000 as the next logical pit stop. | Have you been shorting Bitcoin lately? Ouch. | The liquidations are rolling in, and it's a painful lesson for anyone betting against the orange coin. | For years, we lived by the four-year cycle. We expected the post-October dip to be the start of another long winter. But look around—the rules of the game have fundamentally changed. We aren't in Kansas anymore, and we certainly aren't in 2018. | Bears Getting Liquidated | If you need proof that the market has shifted, just look at the carnage in the derivatives market over the last 48 hours. Traders betting on a post-October crash continuation are getting wiped out in record numbers. | Between January 14, and January 15, 2026, the market witnessed a massive short squeeze. According to data from Glassnode and Coinglass, roughly $577 million in short positions were liquidated in a single 24-hour window as Bitcoin blasted through the $95,000 resistance. | Total market liquidations across all assets topped $684 million, marking one of the largest forced buying events we've seen in recent months. | The New Math of the Market | Why did the cycle break? Because the players changed. We used to worry about whales in hoodies. Now we're dealing with whales in Brooks Brothers suits. Institutions are the new market movers, and they aren't buying by the thousands. They're buying by the billions. | It's not just the money; it's the mood. For the first time since Satoshi Nakamoto released the whitepaper in 2009, we have a U.S. President and a regulatory environment that is openly pro-cryptocurrency. The war on crypto didn't just end—it surrendered. | Here is what the leaders in the space are saying about this shift: | | ❝ | | | "The arrival of sovereign-level allocation and the maturity of U.S. Spot ETFs means Bitcoin has further consolidated its status as a global macro hedging asset. It's no longer just a tool against inflation; it's a priority reserve asset." | | | | Grayscale Research |
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| | | ❝ | | | "We are seeing the final nail in the coffin for the historical four-year cycle. With the CLARITY Act and the presence of a pro-innovation mindset in the White House, the last catalyst for broader institutional adoption is here." | | | | Jaime Leverton ReserveOne CEO |
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| | | ❝ | | | "Bitcoin could reach $100,000 in the short term and rise to $200,000 by March 2026. This surge is driven by increased liquidity and what I describe as a form of 'disguised quantitative easing' from the Fed." | | | | Arthur Hayes, Co-Founder of BitMEX |
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| The Firms Leading the $100,000 Charge | If you want to know who is driving this bus, just look at the treasury data. We are seeing a massive "Digital Asset Treasury 2.0" movement. Public companies are no longer just experimenting; they are anchoring their balance sheets in Bitcoin. | As of January 2026, the leaderboard for institutional conviction looks like this: | Strategy Inc. (MSTR) - Still the undisputed king, holding over 687,000 BTC. They recently added another $1.25 billion worth of Bitcoin to their reserves, now controlling more than 3% of the total supply. BlackRock (IBIT) - Their spot ETF has become the sun that the rest of the market orbits, responsible for nearly 70% of all ETF trading activity. In just the first few weeks of 2026, they've seen inflows exceeding $600 million in a single day. MARA Holdings (MARA) - Leading the mining sector with over 53,000 BTC, proving that the "mine and hold" strategy is the new gold standard for infrastructure firms. Metaplanet (3350T) & Twenty One Capital (XXI) - Emerging as global players, with Metaplanet aggressively acquiring thousands of BTC to hedge against local currency volatility.
| The Bottom Line | The slow bleed many predicted after the October crash was actually a consolidation phase for a much larger breakout. With the CLARITY Act providing the legal green light and institutional demand swallowing the supply, the old cycles are being rewritten in real-time. | If you're waiting for the usual 80% drop, you might be waiting a long time. The floor has been raised, and the ceiling? | We haven't even found it yet. | |  | Expecting increased institutional adoption of bitcoin in 2026, says ReserveOne CEO |
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