The year 2026 began swiftly, with former President Donald Trump continuing to impact markets significantly during weekends, just as he did in 2025. Many witnessed how his weekend activities could shake the markets, indicating that the trend is likely to persist through the rest of the year. However, there seems to be no significant negative outlook in relation to Venezuelan cryptocurrency markets.
Venezuela and Cryptocurrency
Analyst Michael Poppe recently focused on the U.S.’s intervention in Venezuela and its impact on cryptocurrencies. He believes this operation will not affect the cryptocurrency space significantly. Trump had been issuing threats to Maduro for a while, and there have been multiple instances of close interactions in the past.
“I do not expect a widespread correction due to the attack on Bitcoin prices,” Poppe stated. “This was a planned and coordinated attack on Maduro, which has already passed. The likelihood of this single event causing further negativity in the markets is relatively low. I anticipate BTC will remain above 90,000 dollars next week.”
In 2025, global tensions led to multi-billion-dollar liquidations in cryptocurrencies. During Trump’s clash with China on October 10th, leveraged positions worth over 10 billion dollars were wiped out. After the explosions in Tehran in June 2025, Bitcoin fell by 2.8% within just 90 minutes, dropping from 106,042 dollars to 103,053 dollars.
Three instances due to the EU and four due to China have resulted in market volatility surrounding tariff discussions. If one were to distribute these declines caused by external factors evenly throughout the year, we would expect to see significant negative developments and subsequent recoveries every 2-3 weeks.
Cryptocurrencies Remain Resilient
Another cryptocurrency analyst, Tyler Hill, shares Poppe’s sentiment. Hill noted that even in environments where the markets expect worsening conditions, they tend to fall, yet this was not the case with the Venezuela incident.
“Generally, the market crashes when we anticipate a worsening situation, but this time it doesn’t seem to be the case,” Hill commented.
A third analyst, Shagun Makin, also expresses satisfaction with the situation. He highlights Bitcoin staying above 90,000 dollars as a sign of strength.
As of the time of writing, BTC is above 91,000 dollars and altcoins like SHIB and DOGE continue with more than 5% gains on the day.
