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Tansel Kaya, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency market and a lecturer at Kadir Has University, was a guest on the Blocker program hosted by Şafak Tükle and shared his prediction for Bitcoin by the end of 2026.
The program began with a discussion of the Fed's upcoming interest rate decision. Kaya stated that a potential 25 basis point interest rate cut would generally have a positive impact on the cryptocurrency markets, saying, “All risky assets are positively affected by interest rate cuts. Bitcoin is currently in the 90-92 thousand dollar range, and on the Ethereum side, the supply on exchanges has fallen to historically low levels; this indicates that there is no selling pressure.”
Kaya also pointed out that the CFTC's pilot program allowing assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC to be used as collateral in derivatives markets is “an extremely important milestone.” According to Kaya, this step could pave the way for all tokenized financial assets to be used as collateral in the future.
Sharing his expectations for 2026, Tansel Kaya stated that the crypto market is now moving away from the classic “4-year cycle” structure. He said that institutional investors are entering the market more strongly, and therefore, sharp and rapid drops or rises like in the past are not being seen.
“The impact of panic selling is now much more limited. Institutional investors are gradually accumulating as the market falls. Instead of sudden movements like 2x, 5x, or 10x, we are in a bull period that is spread over a longer period. This bull will also have an impact on 2026.”
At the end of the program, Kaya made a headline-grabbing prediction for 2026, stating that Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by the end of the year.
The expert stated that institutional investors are slowly accumulating the declines instead of panic selling, creating a less impactful but prolonged bull run, and he believes this period will continue to influence trading until 2026.
*This is not investment advice.