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What’s causing this price increase, and will it last long enough to start a new wave of popular, speculative investments in early 2026?

Right then. Tether, under the command of a chap called Paolo Ardoino, started 2026 by chucking a substantial amount of Bitcoin – 8,888.88, to be precise – into their treasury. It’s their Q4 2025 profit allocation, apparently. Must be nice.

Oh, darlings, the digital markets are strutting into a new age-think of it as the ruffled tuxedo of finance: institutionally approved, regulatory whisperings, and tech on the most glamorous catwalk. On December 18, Galaxy dropped a hefty report that reads a bit like a fancy party invitation-covering crypto, finance, policy, and AI-while predicting that our dear Bitcoin, blockchain, and friends will be making a fuss about the next big phase. 💃🕺

This Ethereum-based, privacy-obsessed perp DEX has been showing off a bit, with traders farming like there’s no tomorrow-until the farmers finished, of course. Then, poof! $625 million in airdrops given out faster than you can say “free money.” And what happened? Traders, or maybe just the cows that were grazing, started heading for the hills, specifically Hyperliquid [HYPE].

So, here’s the scoop: Humidifi has strutted onto the scene, processing nearly half (47% to be exact) of daily DEX trading volume on Solana. With a $39.5 million market cap, it’s like the little engine that could, chugging along while the bigger kids play ball. Recent data shows trading activity hit an impressive $4.13 billion-high-fiving everyone and their crypto grandma across the sector! 🎉

Our dear Ethereum (ETH) is in a spot of bother, you see, stuck in a triangular pickle that’s been brewing for weeks. Dynamic support and resistance are playing a game of chicken, squeezing the price into a corner where something’s got to give. It’s like watching a balloon inflate-you know it’s going to pop, but which way will the confetti fly? 🎈💨

So, why the drama? Oh, you know, just your typical macro pressure, ETF drama, and a broken four-year cycle that’s now officially “out of the friend zone.” Let’s be real: The old “halving = bull run” script was written by someone who hasn’t seen a bear market since 2018. Now BTC’s trading like it’s on a dating app – swiping left on supply mechanics and swiping right on liquidity, rates, and geopolitical drama. 💔

Tether, the fine folks behind that stablecoin everyone pretends to trust, scooped up 8,888 Bitcoin in Q4 2025. That’s roughly $779 million down the digital drain-or up the digital chimney, depending on who you ask. CEO Paolo Ardoino announced it on X like he was sharing a hot stock tip at a saloon poker game.

He displayed a TradingView overlay-oh, what a tool of enlightenment!-that plots the eternal struggle between Bitfinex BTCUSD longs and the mercurial whims of Bitcoin’s majestic price. This chart whispers the tale of how a certain segment of the market, brave or perhaps foolhardy, ramps up its exposure even as prices wobble like a drunkard on ice. 💸❄️

And what, pray tell, does this mean for the mighty MSTR? Well, the 24-hour volatility is a dainty 1.3%, and the market cap dwindles to a svelte $1.75 trillion, as if to mock the grandeur of days gone by. All eyes are now fixed upon January 15, the date that may, or may not, see MSTR cast aside from the esteemed MSCI Index-an ominous portent for those who treasure their index funds. 📉