One prominent macro-crypto analyst argues that the digital asset cycle is transitioning away from greed to one of a “fear bubble,” Bitcoin is poised to experience a stronger and parabolic growth phase in 2026, compared with the 2017 euphoric rise. In a post on X from October 8, the analyst known as plur_daddy (@plur_daddy) contends that two narratives—monetary debasement and artificial intelligence—are now the dominant behavioral drivers, and that they operate less on promise than on anxiety.
Trump, AI and the Next Bitcoin Rally
“We are in a bubble, and the most parabolic leg is approaching. The true fireworks will be next year but this Q4 we shall get a taste,” He wrote that the stories animating these cycles are “fueled by twin narratives: debasement and AI. What is especially potent about these stories is the way they operate on fear, not hope. You NEED to buy gold/BTC to avoid getting your net worth debased away, and you NEED to have AI exposure to offset your future loss of labor market value.”
He argues that while the themes may be familiar to professionals in the field of marketing, they are not fully understood by the general public. “bureaucratic real money funds such as pensions and endowments,” , which he describes as slow in repositioning to debasement risks. According to him, the end result will be under-owned exposures that can then be forced up once allocation committees catch on. “There is also a lot of investor capital that still hasn’t reflected these views yet,” In his article, he laid the groundwork to what he believed would be a structurely higher base of demand for Bitcoin and Gold as the cycle matures.
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His thesis rests on a pivot in policy he believes will occur under the current government, something he calls a “shifting in a pro-cyclical manner, leaning hard into the bubble, and ready to step on the gas ahead of the midterms.” He outlines four channels. First, “Trump Fed Hijacking,” shorthand for rate cuts followed by yield curve control to cushion the bond market and stimulate housing—timed “most likely… not… until May of next year,” He frames this as the starting point of the final steep ascent.
Second, Treasury bills are issued to reduce long-term yields to free up appetite for risk. Third, expanding the GSE’s mortgage bond portfolio, which will compress mortgage spreads while boosting housing by purchasing and refinancing.
Fourth, stimulus checks delivered through budget reconciliation—politically contested, he concedes, but with “decent odds” Given, the prevailing “ironclad” Party control. He describes each of these mechanisms as decreasing financial frictions, while at the same, fear-based stories are attracting new capital towards hard assets, and AI-related equities.
According to him, the macro-mix is complex but ultimately supportive. “The economy is not robust, but it is chugging along, floated by AI capex… a two speed economy, with real world businesses and the average consumer not doing great, but the high end and asset owners are soaring.”
He sharpened his framing a few moments later: “the two speed economy makes it goldilocks as the genuine weakness in parts of the economy creates a justification for continued fiscal/monetary stimulus while continuing to benefit asset owners. Be the asset owner, the beneficiary of it all.” The crux of it “fear bubble” The argument is that soft spots in the economy provide political cover to justify policy. However, debasement worries and fears about job markets and AI keeps households and institutions on defensive and over-exposed to growth stories and scarce assets.
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He explains a route for Bitcoin that combines seasonal strength, reflexivity of the cycle, and an acceleration at the end. “My base case is a strong Q4 for BTC, then a sharp downturn as the 4 year cycle debate must be played out in the markets, and finally a rebound that leaves doubters in the dust.” The possibility that he could have endorsed later “truly manic vertical days at the very end. Similar in vibes to early Dec 2017 in BTC,” Recalling the frenetic, most intense stage of the previous cycle but shifting the mentality from one of greedy egoism to one driven by fear and defensiveness.
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This thread led to broader speculations about the end-cycle dynamics. Responding to a scenario from another user—”some kind of point in 2026 or 2027 where everyone collectively decides that the USD is going to 0 very quickly and impulsively buys whatever they can to get rid of it… Everything pumps +30% for 3 days straight… And then that is the top”—plur_daddy didn’t endorse the currency-collapse framing but did agree on the “truly manic vertical days at the very end.”
The analyst is not claiming that the economic foundations are healthy, or the future path will be smooth. He argues instead that policy engineering—whether via issuance tactics, mortgage-market plumbing, or outright transfers—can keep liquidity channels open long enough to accelerate asset prices into a blow-off. “This is an environment where you want to stay long over the next 12 months, but you should be thoughtful in shifting portfolio composition between gold, BTC, and stocks,” In his writing, he described a rotating system that takes into account both the macro-dispersion of earth’s surface and its potential for sharp dropoffs en route towards a greater peak.
His thesis has a clear conclusion: The next phase of the cycle will be fueled by fear, policy, and is likely to surpass 2017 in magnitude. He argues that the difference is structural and psychological. The question is: Where? 2017 fed on retail euphoria, 2025–26 is animated by the defensive compulsion to preserve purchasing power and job relevance—”fear… is a much more potent driver of behavior than hope or even greed.” Bitcoin may be defined by its next move if his timeline is accurate. A taste of Bitcoin in Q4, the shakeout in cycle discussions, and an accelerated vertical in 2026 will define Bitcoin.
BTC was trading at $122,512 as of the time this article went to press.
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