"Just don't touch Crypto, and you'll profit from other markets."

Recently, this phrase has been spreading rapidly in the investment community. Indeed, looking at the performance of various assets over the past period makes it clear—gold has increased by over 60% in a year, silver has soared an astonishing 210.9%, and the Russell 2000 small-cap index in the US stock market has also risen by 12.8%.

How does Bitcoin compare? After briefly reaching a new high, it closed the year with a downward trend.

As we enter 2026, this divergence trend is actually intensifying. On January 20th, gold and silver both hit new highs, US small-cap stocks have been outperforming the S&P 500 for 11 consecutive days, and the ChiNext 50 in China has gained over 15% in a single month. Meanwhile, Bitcoin experienced six consecutive days of decline starting January 21st, dropping from $98,000 back below $90,000, with no signs of rebound.

It seems that at some point, capital made a decision—collectively leaving the crypto space. BTC has been trapped around $100,000 for over three months, and the entire market has fallen into the lowest volatility ever recorded. Can you imagine? In such an environment, disappointment naturally spreads.

Many people are starting to reflect and ask investors who made money in other markets. They all smile and share the same "secret"—the ABC strategy, meaning "Anything But Crypto." It sounds ironic, but the data is right there.

What everyone once anticipated as "Mass Adoption" has indeed arrived, but the outcome is somewhat unexpected—not a wave of decentralized applications, but the dominance of traditional finance and Wall Street capital.