Politics as a crypto headwind

Will 2026 be the breakout year for Bitcoin and crypto, or will history repeat itself? In this deep-dive discussion, I sit down with Austin Arnold from Altcoin Daily to analyze why 2025, despite huge regulatory progress and institutional adoption, saw stagnant prices and altcoins getting crushed. We explore how Bitcoin has quietly transformed into a macro asset, driven more by global liquidity than headlines, and why 2026 could mark crypto’s pivotal “1996 moment” with the highly anticipated Clarity Act.