The price crisis in the cryptocurrency market is prompting speculation about a new crypto winter, although some analysts believe this process began in late 2025.

It’s no secret that the price of Bitcoin has fallen in recent months, and this trend has intensified since the beginning of 2026. In this scenario, “while the price of Bitcoin continues its downward spiral and altcoins accumulate double-digit losses, attention is divided between dire warnings and more structural analyses of what is happening.”

The truth is that some market experts, like investor Michael Burry, predict that “a Bitcoin decline could trigger a chain reaction of forced selling that wouldn’t be limited to the crypto ecosystem, but would extend to other assets, including precious metals,” referring to gold and silver, whose prices are currently facing a crisis.

Regarding Bitcoin, Burry says there is no organic factor that justifies a short-term stabilization; in fact, he anticipates a decline to around $50,000, “a level that would put pressure on mining companies and the financial models built around the asset.”

In the current scenario, any selling by major Bitcoin holding companies could worsen the crypto dynamics. According to Japanese specialist Hiroyuki Kato of CXR Engineering, the “buy on the dip” strategy has shifted to more defensive approaches, including short positions.

Regarding whether there will be another major bull run, analysts say yes, but it will depend on two conditions that are still lacking: “the emergence of a truly disruptive use case in the less regulated segments and a favorable macroeconomic context.” Meanwhile, the crypto sector is navigating uncharted territory, “which doesn’t quite fit the logic of winter or spring, but rather an intermediate phase that is redefining the rules of the game.”

M.Pino

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The price of Bitcoin, the main cryptocurrency in the market, remains low. This situation directly affects the financial status of El Salvador, a Central American country that adopted crypto in September 2021.

The negative streak in the price of Bitcoin leaves deep scars in the economy of the country led by Nayib Bukele, who has remained absolutely silent since last June. Not so, the IMF and agencies such as Moody’s, which expose possible scenarios for El Salvador in the face of the payment of commitments that expire in 2023.

Kristalina Georgieva, president of the IMF, has warned since the beginning of the adoption of Bitcoin in El Salvador, about “the risks associated with it and its impact on the integrity and financial stability of the country, even recommending its elimination as a currency official”.

On the other hand, S&P Global Ratings has downgraded the country’s short-term sovereign credit rating from ‘B’ to ‘C’. And the Moody’s agency did the same, taking the rating up to Caa3.

The future looks bleak for El Salvador. Nayib Bukele remains silent and the population, surrounded by Bitcoin ATMs, expresses concern about a possible default that would drag them into the global crypto winter.

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