Analysis: Bitcoin will follow the rise of gold and silver and recover by 2026, with safe-haven assets benefiting from a weakening dollar.

On December 28, according to a report released by KobeissiLetter, the search interest index (0-100 points) for “Silver” in Google Trends rose to 83, reaching a new all-time high. Silver prices are expected to surge by 175% in 2025 and are likely to increase for the first time in 8 consecutive months since 1980. In just this year, the market capitalization of gold and silver has increased by $16 trillion. So far this year, gold and silver have gained 4 times and 8 times the S&P 500 index respectively, with the rise in precious metal prices benefiting from the further weakening of the US dollar. As Trump is about to announce a new Federal Reserve chair candidate, market expectations are that the Fed will adopt a more dovish policy. On December 12, when asked what level he hoped interest rates would be at, Trump replied, “1%, or even lower.” Funds are flowing into the precious metals market as safe-haven assets at an unprecedented speed. Bitcoin has fallen 6% so far this year, and KobeissiLetter believes that the crypto market is experiencing a mechanical bear market driven by over-leverage liquidations, with Bitcoin expected to recover in 2026.