Low Interest Rates, Money Printing to Drive BTC Price in 2026: Crypto exec
Bill Barheit, CEO of crypto exchange and wallet company Abra, said easing monetary policy could boost bitcoin's value in 2026, although other analysts sound a more cautious note.
Speaking to the Schwab Network, he said he expects “tons” of liquidity injections from the US Federal Reserve next year, when policymakers could cut interest rates and boost risk assets like Bitcoin.
“Right now we're seeing the light of quantitative easing. The Fed has started buying its own bonds. I think the demand for government debt is going down significantly next year, with lower rates. This is good for all assets, including Bitcoin.”
Regulatory transparency and growing institutional investment in the U.S., combined with low interest rates, mean BTC and the broader crypto market are in for a “great few years,” he added.
According to data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) group, only 14.9% of investors expect interest rates to be cut at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in January, down from 23% of respondents asked in November.
The high price prediction was countered by early Bitcoin bullies and analysts who said 2026 would be another bullish year for BTC and that Bitcoin had entered a bear market that could last for months or years.
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The analyst believes that BTC may fall in 2026, and the US mid-term elections pose a risk
2026 may be a bad year for Bitcoin price, according to BTC investor Michael Terpin, BTC may drop to around $60,000 in the last quarter of 2026.
A new Federal Reserve chairman is expected to ease interest rates, but better macroeconomic conditions could be offset by the results of the 2026 US midterm elections, he said.
“Anything other than a GOP sweep in the midterms will weaken further regulatory friendliness,” Terpin said.
The GOP prediction market at Polymarket was 19% at the time of writing, with 47% of traders betting on each political party controlling one chamber of Congress.
Joe Dole, general counsel at non-reversible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden previously told Cointelegraph that the balance of power will “almost always” be tipped in the US midterm elections.
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