It’s been a brutal year for most altcoins relative to $BTC. Losses across the board have been severe, with many down 60–80%: $APT -86.46% $ARB -76.86% $DOT -74.79% $NEAR -73.00% $ICP -72.60% $AVAX -71.84% $TON -71.19% $ALGO -68.09% $SUI -61.14% $ADA -58.75% $HBAR -54.26% $LINK -49.05% $TAO -43.55% $AAVE -43.15% $XLM -38.94% $SOL -34.07% $LTC -25.88% $ETH -10.35% $XRP -7.78% $TRX stands out as the

Take a look at this well-known analyst's predictions throughout the year—"winds and waves"— **Q1 Spring**: ETF just approved, full of confidence. At that time, they predicted Bitcoin would hit $250k by the end of the year, reasoning that institutional capital influx would trigger exponential growth. Back then, bullish sentiment was booming. **Q2-Q3 Summer and Fall**: Prices started oscillating repeatedly, and forecasts adjusted accordingly. The focus shifted to macro factors—Federal Reserve policies, gold benchmarks, millennial asset allocation, and so on. One wave after another, they "recharged" the bulls' faith. **Q4 Winter**: Reality set in. Admitted that the $250k target for this year was no longer feasible, and the expectation was sharply cut to $125k. This story feels quite real—the market always teaches humility. Predictions are always the easiest to be proven wrong.