Gold is approaching: Bitcoin under pressure with a forecast of falling below $90 000

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a challenging period, and the price of gold continues to demonstrate impressive growth, overshadowing the prospects of the largest digital asset. Amid this dynamic, analysts are expressing pessimistic forecasts for the future of Bitcoin, suggesting the possibility of a significant price decline.

Why Gold Price Outpaces Bitcoin

Over the past two years, “yellow metal” has shown extraordinary resilience. After an impressive 60% increase in 2025, gold continued to rise in 2026. This trend reflects the fundamental advantages of traditional assets in unstable macroeconomic conditions.

In contrast, Bitcoin, despite promising macro factors—including a decrease in interest rates by the Federal Reserve of the USA—faces serious selling pressure. The crypto asset has fallen below the psychological mark of $90 000 and is trading 30% below its October high of $126 000.

Currently, Bitcoin is trading around $96 200, demonstrating some stabilization after recent declines.

Bloomberg Forecast: $50 000 as a New Support Level

Mike McGlone, a Bloomberg commodity market strategist, is not optimistic. In one of his recent comments, he suggested that BTC could fall to the level of $50 000 in 2026. Such a scenario is possible if market volatility increases and liquidity continues to flow out of risky assets.

McGlone points to the exceptional results of gold—its largest annual alpha increase since 1979—as a warning signal for crypto markets. He notes that if stocks remain stable, it could prevent a catastrophic fall in Bitcoin, but any wave of uncertainty in the stock markets will likely put further pressure on digital assets.

Institutional Money Has Shifted to Other Assets

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju shared an interesting phenomenon: capital inflows into Bitcoin have not just slowed—they have redirected elsewhere. Institutional investors, instead of buying BTC, are increasingly shifting their focus to stocks and tangible assets, especially precious metals—gold and silver.

Ju noted that liquidity for Bitcoin is now significantly more dispersed than in previous cycles. Major crypto treasuries, such as MicroStrategy with its 673,000 BTC, are unlikely to engage in large-scale liquidation of their assets. However, the overall direction of capital clearly indicates a reorientation: traditional assets, including gold, are becoming more attractive.

Based on this, the analyst does not expect Bitcoin to fall more than 50% from its historical highs in this current bear cycle—this contrasts with more dramatic declines seen in past market crashes.

Bitcoin Hyper: A New Player in Scaling

Against this backdrop, the Bitcoin Hyper platform has attracted significant investor attention as a Layer-2 solution for scaling. The project has raised $30.2 million in funding, demonstrating vital demand for infrastructure solutions.

Bitcoin Hyper is designed to accelerate transactions and reduce fees while remaining fully compatible with the main Bitcoin network. By reducing network congestion and costs, the platform makes using Bitcoin faster and more accessible to a broad range of users.

The HYPER token is trading at $0.14 per unit and is positioned as a catalyst for the development of decentralized finance (DeFi) in the Bitcoin ecosystem, encouraging developers to create new applications and services around this asset.