From what I can infer from the last Charles stream, there will be no Cardano-related announcements on Q1 2026. He's going to be quieter, focusing on himself and paperwork. Totally legitimate choice as he's free to opt out the social marketing engine role he's always had. Yet this probably happens at the worst possible moment for Cardano, since ADA has temporarily lost its top 10 seat after a year of - 60% price performance and none of the narrative have been impactful (BTC Defi, US spot ETF, US Strategic Reserve, indirect demand increase due to Midnight, scaling, etc), plus missing ATH when all top 10 crypto did (except a memecoin). Additionally, the penta-agreement between founding entities and partners is not going to deliver tangible results in just three months. From its internal outlook, ADA is primed for a rough Q1 as most of the narratives are probably going to be weak or non-existent. If the outer markets go well, it will go up with the tide yet with lesser strength, as we've seen throughout 2025.

Now it comes up to you:
- if you're a believer and sincerely think it can somewhere in the future hit ATH again or higher, after slowly catching up momentum (it's just a timid 3x from here), it may be one of the greatest times to accumulate
- if you're not a believer, why in this world are you still holding and reading this? sunk cost and taking loss are part of the game and it always was an "all or nothing" game, if you can't sustain long drawdown then you're not qualified to play

DYOR and then let your heart guide you in a year that can give and take, just like any other one. It's up to you to acknowledge and navigate headwind and tailwind. Happy New Year.