Bitcoin has entered another crypto winter after falling more than 50% from its 2025 peak. Long-term upside is supported by fixed supply, growing institutional adoption, and the prospect of a more favorable liquidity environment. I recommend a first purchase of IBIT for long term investors today.
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN | COIN Price Prediction) is back on every crypto watchlist after a 11.36% one-week bounce reignited the “Bitcoin proxy” trade.
Bitcoin miners are quietly doing the math and defecting. The power, the cooling, the fiber, the substations.
The U.S. -listed Bitcoin ETFs have seen a record $4.5B outflow in June 2026 as Bitcoin falls 20.5%, while investors shift toward select altcoin ETFs.
After closing June down about 20%, Bitcoin (BTC) price opened July 1, 2026, at its lowest level in more than 21 months.
It's no secret in the cryptocurrency world that Bitcoin has plummeted from a high of roughly $122,000 to $59,000 of late.
The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) is having its first real bear market as a public fund.
I expect Bitcoin to bottom near $38k around September 2026, based on historical four-year price cycles. IBIT offers an accessible way to trade Bitcoin during key bull and bear cycles, with technicals currently signaling further downside risk. IBIT's weekly chart shows a potential bullish divergence, but I prioritize confirmation from BTC before calling a market bottom.
Spot bitcoin ETFs settled into a two-horse race almost immediately after the January 2024 SEC approval, and the top two contenders are iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (NYSEARCA:FBTC).
There is no free lunch in options. If you want downside protection, you either pay for it directly or sacrifice some upside potential to finance it.
As of June 9, 2026, after the market close, Bitcoin is down 29.3% year-to-date and trading at approximately $61,798 per coin.
There are a lot of different ways to make money from Bitcoin. Some traders attempt to profit from every up and down move, often using leverage.