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Summary I reiterate my buy recommendation on Bitcoin despite its recent collapse below $70,000. BTC's decline is driven by capital rotation, China's mining crackdown, and a shift to traditional commodities like gold and silver. A conservative price target of $103,000 is supported by the Stock to Flow Ratio, with current levels offering a margin of safety. BTC remains attractive for long-term investors, but macro headwinds and concentration risks warrant careful portfolio sizing. Invesment Thesis I reiterate my buy recommendation on Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) after the price collapse. This article is the continuation of my initial coverage thesis published on November 29, 2024, and my last article on the topic was published on November 19, 2025. My intention in this article is to address the main causes that led to the recent collapse in the price of Bitcoin, and to state what needs to happen for the crypto asset to return to making a profit for investors. Context In October 2025, Bitcoin reached $126,000 , an all-time high, however, it fell below $65,000 in February. This is the biggest collapse since FTX in 2022. Many investors have great doubts after all, President Trump promised to make the US a powerhouse in cryptocurencies, asset regulation has advanced , several ETFs have been approved. But what is really happening? Reasons For The Debacle For many years, analysts stated that Bitcoin followed global liquidity, but as we can see in the graph below, this correlation has no longer worked since January 2025. Bitcoin vs Global M2 (ZeroHedge) As incredible as it may seem, since 2022, the most consistent correlation with Bitcoin prices has been the prices of software and SaaS companies. But is this a coincidence? IGV vs Bitcoin (TradingView) It seems to me not, after all, both are long duration assets, sensitive to real interest rates and financing conditions. It turns out that in recent months there has clearly been a migration of capital to generate cash combined with growth. This explains the boom in AI, defense, energy and commodities ETFs. Speaking of commodities, we need to talk about the most relevant country in the world for commodities, China. China's role in the fall of Bitcoin While the United States is taking several measures to boost and strengthen the cryptocurrency industry, China is taking the opposite path. Proof of this is that in December 2025 the Chinese government closed mining operations in Xinjiang. There were 1.3 gigawatts disconnected and according to Jack Kong, founder of Nanolabs, the impact was quite severe. It's worth highlighting an interesting detail here that few analysts talk about, but China still controls 14% of all Bitcoin computing power, even after its ban in 2021. When mining in Xinjiang was closed, several miners were forced to sell Bitcoin to cover the costs. Another crucial factor for the fall in the price of Bitcoin, in my view, is related to precious metals. Despite recent volatility, on January 1, 2026, for example, China implemented export controls on silver, tungsten and antimony. So we see how strategic gold, silver, rare earths and other metals are for China. No wonder in 2025 Bitcoin performed poorly, while gold rose more than 60% and silver rose more than 140%. In other words, investors reduced their momentum in purchasing “digital gold” and increased their momentum in purchasing tradtional gold. Target Price As for the target for Bitcoin, it is interesting to note how there is a clear discrepancy in the bill BTC Stock to Flow Ratio, which shows a clear margin of safety for investing at current prices. BTC Stock to Flow Ratio (Glassnode) If we project the price of Bitcoin according to the last cycle, we would have a conservative target of $103,000. Based on this analysis, I reiterate my recommendation to buy Bitcoin. As I said, although the macro backdrop is not in favor, it is times like these that create the big discounts for pragmatic investors. For Bitcoin to outperform other assets again, real interest rates need to fall clearly, or the market must return to pricing monetary risk, not real growth. Therefore, Bitcoin is still attractive, it is just poorly positioned in the current macro scenario, and as investors know, it is in moments of panic that large discounts appear. Potential Threats To The Thesis There are several risks to the thesis, and one of them is very interesting, as the company Strategy has become a relevant holder of Bitcoin. Therefore, other relevant cryptocurrency investors such as institutional investors, large banks and other market participants may see this concentration in a company with such a histrionic CEO as a risk. Strategy and Bitcoin (IR Company) Another invitation to sell Bitcoin are technical analysis theories (I'm not a fan) that indicate the formation of a shoulder, head, shoulder, a clear selling pattern. Bitcoin (Tradingview) Finally, speculation takes over the news as prices plummet. Pantera Capital suggested that a strong seller, and one of those responsible for the price collapse, is a large Asian investor from outside the cryptocurrency market. Theories funds in Hong Kong to a large investor based in China. The thesis is extremely complex and full of speculation given the nature of Bitcoin, therefore, as I always reiterate, this is not an investment for conservative investors, and the weight of this crypto asset in your portfolio must be strategically considered. The Bottom Line Bitcoin prices have collapsed and are now below $70,000, which is causing many investors to panic. In this article, my intention was to analyze the main causes behind this collapse and also indicate what needs to happen for prices to rise again. The great truth is that Bitcoin's thesis remains intact. The big problem is that the current macroeconomic scenario does not present the same catalysts that boosted Bitcoin in 2024, for example. The dynamics have completely changed and this has created an opportunty for investors who believe in Bitcoin's long term thesis. Based on this analysis, I reiterate the recommendation to buy Bitcoin. It should be noted that the current scenario, which generates panic among investors, creates discounts that may not occur in the future and there is no doubt that the risk-return ratio is much more attractive now than when Bitcoin was at $126,000.