Outpoll Weekly Recap: Crypto (January 5 – 11, 2026)

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The week kicked off with a gut punch for the altcoin casino, as Bitcoin decisively broke above $85,000, sucking the oxygen out of the room and leaving a trail of red across the board. This wasn't a gentle nudge; it was a stark reminder of the natural order.While the usual suspects—ETH and a handful of mega-caps—clung on for dear life, the speculative froth in low-cap 'narrative' coins evaporated overnight. The real story, however, was in the prediction markets, where the cold, hard logic of smart contracts cut through the hype.A surge in contracts betting on 'Bitcoin dominance to exceed 60% by Q2' hit record volumes, a clear signal that the so-called 'altseason' narrative is dead on arrival. Frankly, it was never more than a hopeful distraction.Meanwhile, the regulatory specter loomed larger, with a flurry of new contracts pricing in a >70% probability of a major U. S.stablecoin crackdown before March. This isn't FUD; it's the market finally pricing in the inevitable reckoning for the dollar-pegged fantasies that have propped up this sideshow.The takeaway is brutally simple: in a week defined by macro uncertainty and a flight to proven scarcity, the noise retreated, and the signal—orange, immutable, and dominant—rang clearer than ever. Everything else is just waiting for its turn to be corrected.

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