On Sunday morning around 10 a.m., theminermag.com—a platform tracking bitcoin 
mining news, data, research, and analysis—reported that Foundry USA has seen 
roughly 60% of its hashrate vanish as miners dial back production, with an 
Arctic cold front expected to barrel into several states. Storm-Driven 
Curtailment Pushes Bitcoin Block Times Higher A massive winter storm, powered 
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Report: Arctic Storm Front Disrupts US Bitcoin Mining, Block Times Stretch Past 12 Minutes

Crypto traders often assume that meaningful gains need long timelines to take 
place, and they often give up during the wait and silence. However, crypto has 
a habit of shattering that belief without warning. History shows that when 
conditions line up, altcoins do not grind higher over years. They release and 
erase multiple years of drawdowns in a matter of weeks. That memory was 
highlighted by a crypto commentator known as Waterman on the social media 
platform X, who noted a familiar seasonal window between February and late 
April to early May for an altcoin explosion. Related Reading: Gold Becomes The 
Whale Safe Haven As Bitcoin Takes A Back Seat Speed Matters More Than Time The 
most notable example of an altcoin rally season was in 2021, when the entire 
altcoin market went on a rally to new all-time highs, many of which are still 
unbroken for some cryptocurrencies. The 2021 cycle delivered some of the 
clearest reminders of just how fast capital can rotate once momentum takes 
hold. Solana moved from roughly $20 to $200 in about 50 days, a clean tenfold 
run. Although Solana has since broken above this peak to register a new all- 
time high of $293 in January 2025, this was still Solana&#8217;s most explosive 
rally to date. Dogecoin followed an even sharper trajectory, climbing from 
$0.07 to a peak of $0.73 in under a month due to speculative interest that 
flowed into other memecoins like Shiba Inu. Unlike Solana, Dogecoin is yet to 
reclaim or surpass this peak price. Avalanche went further, rallying from 
around $3 to $60 in less than 40 days, a twentyfold expansion that unfolded 
faster than most long-term projections ever anticipate. None of these moves 
required years of development or prolonged accumulation. A Timeframe To Watch 
Closely Notably, February through late April or early May has more often than 
not been the period where altcoin performance increases the most. If that 
pattern repeats, the coming weeks may matter far more than the years that came 
before them. At the time of writing, the notion of an altcoin season is still 
impeded by strong Bitcoin dominance. Much of that comes down to how the entire 
crypto industry ecosystem has changed massively since 2021, especially after 
the launch of crypto-based ETFs. That steady demand has kept capital inflows 
concentrated around Bitcoin and slowed the usual rotation into altcoins. Meme 
coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have struggled to keep up in terms of price 
action, even with the launch of Dogecoin ETFs. Although the ETF has boosted 
visibility, it has not yet resulted into sustained upside. At the same time, 
investors have become more selective, favoring cryptocurrencies tied to 
clearer utility. As a result, many crypto communities have been working to 
create utility for their meme coins. Related Reading: XRP Showing Strength, 
Analyst Points To $4 Potential Nonetheless, as noted by Waterman, you only 
need about four to six weeks for an altcoin to wipe out three to four years of 
suffering. You don’t need one to two years for altcoins to make massive gains. 
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Altcoins Don’t Move Slowly: 6-Week Window Can Rewrite Years Of Price Action

Bitcoin faces renewed technical pressure as a veteran trader flags a completed 
bear channel, warning that downside risk remains dominant unless a critical 
price level is decisively reclaimed. Peter Brandt Highlights Bearish Bitcoin 
Structure With $93K Key Invalidation Level Peter Brandt, a veteran trader and 
chart analyst, shared on social media platform X on Jan. […]

Peter Brandt Sounds Alarm on Bitcoin Sell Signal as Bear Channel Completes

While BTC plunged below $87,000 on Sunday, prediction markets are flashing 
mixed but revealing signals for bitcoin as late January betting frames a tug- 
of-war between short-term caution and longer-term optimism. Kalshi, 
Polymarket, and Myriad Markets Hint at Rangebound Bitcoin Prediction markets 
as of Jan. 25, 2026, offer a wide-angle look at where traders think bitcoin 
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Prediction Markets Turn Guarded as Bitcoin Trades Below $87K

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