Now That The Trump Crypto Bubble Has Burst, What’s Next?

Greetings, 99Bitcoins. Cryptocurrency is doing TREMENDOUSLY well, folks, absolutely the safest investment in the world.  Incredible results since Trump crypto renaissance. Nobody protects and holds crypto as I do!

Sound like anyone you know? The Trump Crypto experiment has had its moments, but it is ending the year a bit rotten. After all unless you held

Bitcoin
BTC

$87,352.03


1.60%

or

Zcash
ZEC

$403.02


1.25%

you are deep in the red.

Crypto prices since Trump took office:$BTC: -18%$ETH: -10%$XRP: -42%$SOL: -52%$DOGE: -68%$ADA: -65%$LINK: -47%$AVAX: -68%$SUI: -71%$TON: -72%$ENA: -75%$PEPE: -78%$APT: -83%$TRUMP: -82%

Thankyou Mr. President.

— Max Crypto (@MaxCrypto) December 15, 2025

So we got a whole “bullrun” and no alt season. Is it fair to assume alts are dead at this point?

Alts have been unbelievably depressing for years, but this year was especially bad. What’s next under the “Crypto President” Donald Trump?

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The crypto president, they said. What a laugh! Crypto and the economy are worse than ever under Trump. Moreover, this week we have several potential black swan-level events you need to keep your eye on:

• BOJ rate hike 19th (rct begins)
• Epstein files released by 19th (connected to Bitcoin)
• Russian oil machine on fire, war with Venezuela, which results in Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz (global oil supply shock)
• EU possibly selling all its US Treasuries

🚨 BREAKING: JAPAN WILL CRASH $BTC

Bank of Japan is set to hike rates +25 bps on Dec 19. Japan = largest holder of US government debt 🇯🇵

📉 Look at the $BTC chart:

Every BoJ rate hike → Bitcoin dumps over 20%+👇

• March 2024 → -23%
• July 2024 → -26%
• January 2025 →… pic.twitter.com/grN3QRNUg4

— AndrewBTC (@cryptoctlt) December 13, 2025

Trump’s return to the White House sparked a speculative gold rush across Wall Street and crypto, as traders rushed to buy anything even loosely connected to the Trump family. A year later, not only are all of his personal investments down, but crypto at large.

This is a bad time to have multiple “black swan” events pile up, yet it’s what we’re staring down this week.

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Some crypto bets worked since Trump took office. Bitcoin surged on Trump’s pro-crypto rhetoric and still trades near $90,000, well above its pre-election levels. Most Trump-adjacent assets, however, collapsed once the hype wore off and fundamentals showed up.

Art Hogan of B. Riley Wealth summed it up cleanly: “Sometimes irrational exuberance meets the brick wall of logic.”

The Trump meme coin is the clearest example. Launched days before inauguration, it spiked to $45.57 and a $9Bn valuation as insiders held roughly 80% of the supply. Today it trades near $5.60, down about 88%.

Melania Trump’s meme coin was worse. After peaking at $8.48 and $1.6Bn in market cap, it now sits around $0.11, a 99% wipeout for anyone who bought the top.

Equities tied to the family didn’t escape either. American Bitcoin, backed by Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, surged after its Nasdaq debut, then cratered below $2. World Liberty Financial’s token briefly popped, then slid back toward irrelevance.

As it stands, with no Clarity Act and tons of Trump-related scams, one could argue Trump has done more harm than good to crypto. We’ll see if that changes in 2026.

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Isaiah Mccall

99BTC Japan Correspondent

Isaiah McCall is an ultramarathon runner and Japan Correspondent for 99Bitcoins. He started at USAToday in 2019 and now has a Medium blog following of 30k+ and millions of views. Follow him at @AfroReporter
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