SEC Chairman's Bitcoin 2026 Speech Boosts Price Prediction as Pepeto Presale Nears Listing

The SEC Chairman's appearance at the Bitcoin 2026 conference has sent a clear message to the market, signaling that Washington is treating BTC as a permanent part of global finance.

On-chain data shows that BTC balances on exchanges have fallen to 2.67 million, indicating that long-term holders are pulling coins off trading platforms and locking them into cold storage.

The bitcoin price prediction has improved with every supply squeeze, but the gap to new highs takes quarters, not days.