Weekend Wall Street is closed, but Bitcoin keeps busy. This morning, BTC rapidly surged to around $93,415, with an intraday increase of 2.18%, marking the highest price in nearly three weeks. Currently, the market focus is on the 92,000 level—once it stabilizes here, the next target is $95,800, and the probability of breaking the $100,000 threshold becomes quite significant.

Mainstream cryptocurrencies are also gaining strength. Ethereum approaches $3,200, Binance Coin reclaims the 9,000 level, and the collective gains of the top ten coins add many highlights to the start of the year.

What’s more notable is the attitude of institutional players. Major investment banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bernstein have become quite aggressive in their Bitcoin forecasts—most institutions expect BTC to reach $150,000 by the end of 2026, with JPMorgan’s target price set at $170,000, and Bernstein directly predicting $200,000. Their logic is consistent: Bitcoin has evolved from a simple trading asset to an institutional-level hedge against inflation and fiat devaluation. This shift in perception is even redefining the impact of Bitcoin’s four-year halving cycle on its price.

The Asia-Pacific markets are also not to be outdone. The Nikkei 225 index rose by 1.41%, South Korea’s KOSPI hit a new all-time high, and Taiwan’s stock market opened with a surge of over 400 points, continuing to strengthen to 29,779 points, just one step away from 30,000. TSMC’s stock price even broke through 1,660 yuan.