Bitcoin has been on a rollercoaster for the last eighteen months.  In October 2024, the digital currency began to rise on hopes that Trump would be friendlier than the Biden administration, and by the end of January 2025, it had increased in value by 75%. Despite an eye-watering drop after Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025, Bitcoin continued to climb until October 5th, when it reached its all-time high of $126,297.63 . Since the beginning of 2026, however, the Bitcoin balloon has steadily lost air, prompting some crypto investors to worry about the onset of a new “crypto winter,” which in the past has lasted months or years as the price runs in a narrow trading range .…