Tom Lee predicts early-year dip for BTC followed by strong rebound

Tom Lee, Chairman of Fundstrat and Bitmine (BMNR), has predicted that crypto and stock markets could experience a painful decline early in the year but will see a strong recovery toward year-end, Cointelegraph reported. Speaking on the Master Investor podcast, Lee suggested that tariffs and geopolitical instability could cause a market correction in the initial months of the year. However, he analyzed that Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high this year, which would signal a full recovery from the shock of massive leverage liquidations in October of last year. Lee also commented on the recent decoupling of crypto and gold, attributing it to repeated deleveraging that has weakened market maker functions. He added that this instability might persist until institutional participation expands.