Crypto New Year's Feast: 2025 Bloodbath Review, 2026 Retail Investors' Survival Path!

Friends, the 2025 crypto market roller coaster: crashing from a peak of 5 trillion to a painful loss of 1 trillion, BTC ATH at 126k but with 2 billion in liquidations, and a 150 million hack at a certain exchange. Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, ETH ATH at 4955, DeFi TVL in the tens of billions. Solana ETF launched, ATH at 420, but hacks and inflation are dragging it down. Major events at a glance: Meme frenzy: $TRUMP/$MELANIA crashed after a 100x surge, Libra rug pulled 90%. Hack storm: 150 million at a certain exchange, 2.17 billion lost in half a year. Regulatory tailwinds: GENIUS/CLARITY Act, SEC settles with Ripple, XRP breaks 4. The US is stockpiling BTC/ETH, institutions are increasing their positions. Narrative rotation: AI/DeFi/Perp DEX/privacy prediction markets. Institutional harvesting: ETF 50 billion, RWA 100 billion, many retail investors liquidated. Lesson: control risk, don’t FOMO. 2026 forecast: Fed rate cuts, BTC 200k-350k, ETH 8k-18k, total market cap 8-10 trillion. Retail survival: position in regulation-friendly chains, robust DeFi protocols, AI agents + privacy coins. Manage leverage, hold long-term!