Crypto in trouble

Crypto is lagging massively against the stock market. Last year, the crypto market got dumped along with stocks due to the tariffs, but after 6 months, we were seeing an ATH in both. Then, on October 10, everyone lost trust in crypto. At the beginning of 2026, Venezuela and Iran went to war, and markets shook, but stocks kept rising and beating ATH, while in the meantime, crypto was stale. Bitcoin went from 60 to 81k and ETH from 1800 to 2300. Even with the Clarity passing yesterday, crypto didn't move, and now that the new FED Chairman has taken office, we can see crypto dumping again due to uncertainty. To summarise, I don't believe crypto will thrive again. We had 3 bull cycles in the previous 12 years with diminishing returns; like it or not, returns will decrease over time, as expected. There are no more catalysts that can trigger another bull run, like it or not. If you look at [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/explore?q=%2Fm%2F0108bn2x&date=today%205-y&geo=Worldwide), both Bitcoin and Ethereum are trending down because they're not hot anymore. It's way easier to invest worldwide, so why invest in Crypto when you can put money in energy and tech stocks that go up anyway with way less risk? Retail lost trust in crypto. Companies accumulate but a very small portion in their portfolios to keep the FOMO. Anyway, these are my 2 cents on Crypto's current state and future. I will keep holding my coins, but I don't expect a bull run in the next 24 months. In my opinion, it's more likely to see crypto dumping to 0 than reaching a new ATH.