
{"id":122558,"date":"2025-12-23T12:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=122558"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:14:14","slug":"expert-predicts-best-crypto-strategies-2026-where-will-retail-unlock-real-gains-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=122558","title":{"rendered":"Expert Predicts Best Crypto Strategies 2026: Where Will Retail Unlock Real Gains Next Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What are the best crypto strategies 2026? Crypto got heavily mogged this year by index funds and boomer rocks. What\u2019s the incentive for retail investors to stay in this market when it\u2019s risky and it also underperforms TradFi?<\/p>\n<p>One case of this is 21-year-old Madrid student Joaquin Morales, who kept buying <\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-label \">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\">BTC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\">$87,746.67<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend  negative\">1.33%<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\">BTC<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-title\">Price<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-value\">$87,746.67<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend negative\">1.33% \/24h<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-title\">Volume in 24h<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-value\">$30.93B<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8211; <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\">?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>                     &#8211;&gt;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-chart\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-graph-title\">Price 7d<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-graph-container negative\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_self\" class=\"cwp-coin-custom-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<br \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t on every dip. The problem was that it <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kept dipping<\/a>. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-crypto White House<\/a> was, and institutions were piling in, but it was not enough.<\/p>\n<p>Many such cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI caught the falling knife like five times,\u201d Morales said. One word sums up his year: traicionero. Treacherous.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto entered 2025 with tailwinds from looser regulation, easing rates, and institutional buy-in. It exists with Bitcoin roughly 10% lower year over year and close to $1T wiped from total crypto market capitalization. So what do you NEED to know heading into 2026 to avoid a washout?<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Best Crypto Strategies 2026? The Data Shows a Market Reset, Not a Collapse<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cfg-chart-container\">\n<div class=\"cfg-top-content-holder\">\n<h4 class=\"cfg-chart-title\">\n            Crypto Fear and Greed Chart        <\/h4>\n<div class=\"cfg-time-range-selector\">\n            <span class=\"cfg-alltime\">All time<\/span><br \/>\n            <span>1y<\/span><br \/>\n            <span>1m<\/span><br \/>\n            <span>1w<\/span><br \/>\n            <span>24h<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-chart-holder\">\n<div class=\"cfg-chart-body\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the first day of Christmas we bring you \u2026 data. Data will be your fren in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>On-chain data backs up the current downward shift with crypto. Glassnode metrics show realized losses spiking in Q4 as short-term and long-term holders capitulated, selling parts of their bags.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/glassnode.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glassnode<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TradingView data<\/a> shows spot volumes cooling across majors, not collapsing, suggesting exhaustion rather than panic. Meanwhile, FRED liquidity indicators show that global financial conditions are easing into year-end, even as risk assets stall.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto recalibrated in 2025, but it\u2019s also showing that many of the old narratives are failing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Will Crypto 2026 Look Different Than Crypto 2025?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the second day of Christmas, we present to you that the next cycle won\u2019t be driven by meme narratives or retail leverage. It will be quieter and <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more structural<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stablecoins are already processing billions of dollars daily, becoming increasingly invisible to end users. Tokenized Treasuries and funds are growing faster than native crypto assets, and regulation is no longer absent. It\u2019s uneven \u2013 and even full of <a class=\"general-link\" title=\"Now That The Trump Crypto Bubble Has Burst, What\u2019s Next?\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/now-that-the-trump-crypto-bubble-has-burst-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump-related scams<\/a> -but things are quickly leveling out.<\/p>\n<p>6 months ago, Raoul Pal said we are in an elongated business\/debt cycle and that bitcoin would climb higher and then we would see a -35% drawdown and \u201ceveryone will be sure that it is over\u2026 and it won\u2019t be over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You need to watch this again. And again. And again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0bHYifsaVV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/0bHYifsaVV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Tony (@CryptoTony__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoTony__\/status\/1992873824543760849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>BTC will remain volatile, but institutional adoption has changed its floor. Based on historical drawdowns and current derivatives positioning, a wide range between $80,000 and $175,000 in 2026 is plausible without breaking the broader trend.<\/p>\n<h2>The Real Risk Isn\u2019t Code. It\u2019s People<\/h2>\n<p>And on the third and final day of Christmas (yes, we went with three\u2026 sounded better in my head), every major crypto failure in 2025 traced back to human behavior. Poor governance. Overconfidence. Bad incentives.<\/p>\n<p>That won\u2019t change in 2026! What will change is that as traditional finance (TradFi) moves further into crypto, expectations will rise. The projects that survive will operate responsibly at scale.<\/p>\n<p>We won\u2019t belabour you and say \u201cwE aRe EaRly\u201d but the best projects are already here. It\u2019s a matter of who benefits from <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-term use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/seeking-a-career-change-become-a-bitcoin-bounty-hunter-in-fordow-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Seeking a Career Change? Become a Bitcoin Bounty Hunter in Fordow, Iran<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>        What are the best crypto strategies 2026? Crypto got heavily mogged this year by index funds and boomer rocks     <\/p>\n<p>         Every major crypto failure in 2025 traced back to human behavior. Poor governance. Overconfidence. Bad incentives.\u00a0    <\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/expert-predicts-best-crypto-strategies-2026-where-will-retail-unlock-real-gains-next-year\/\">Expert Predicts Best Crypto Strategies 2026: Where Will Retail Unlock Real Gains Next Year?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the best crypto strategies 2026? Crypto got heavily mogged this year by index funds and boomer rocks. What\u2019s the incentive for retail investors to stay in this market when it\u2019s risky and it also underperforms TradFi? One case of this is 21-year-old Madrid student Joaquin Morales, who kept buying Bitcoin BTC $87,746.67 1.33% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}