Bitcoin fell below $90,000 in early January 2026, down about 6% from its recent peak, with analysts calling the decline a healthy retracement. Some noted that $90,000 may shift from resistance to support if the level holds. Experts attributed the drop to profit-taking and market corrections, not fundamental changes. Long-term predictions suggest a constructive macro environment and potential for deeper institutional adoption of Bitcoin in 2026.

Bitcoin Fatigue Sets In as Token Heads for Fourth Annual Loss

Options are showing that Bitcoin is heading into the final weeks of 2025 under intense pressure, with around $23 billion in contracts set to expire next Friday that threaten to amplify already-elevated volatility.

XRP price prediction 2026 presents conflicting signals as the digital asset trades at $1.85 on December 30, 2025, caught between bullish institutional forecasts and bearish technical patterns.

Institutions are increasingly using bitcoin options strategies on altcoins to manage price volatility and enhance returns, STS Digital told CoinDesk.

Bitcoin volatility index, BVIV, has blown past trendline resistance, pointing to increased price turbulence.

STS Digital is the lead market maker on Coinmatch; quotes Maxime Seiler on institutional trading infrastructure.

Quotes Maxime Seiler on how the CoinDesk 80 Index supports STS Digital’s altcoin option offering.

Expanding on the STS Digital x Flovtec deal with integration of liquidity algorithms.

STS Digital announces acquisition of Flovtec to enhance market-making and liquidity services.

STS Digital’s partners with Obligate

Reports that STS Digital received a Class T Digital Assets Business License from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, enabling exchange, custody, and derivatives services.