Bitcoin above $100K by year-end stays a long shot as price hovers near $80K

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    "Kalshi ladder prices Bitcoin above $100K by December 31, 2026 at only 20%, with the $110K strike at 9% and $120K at 5%, mapping a long-shot bull case.",
    "Bitcoin is trading near $79,600 per The Block data; at current levels, the market needs a roughly 25% rally to reach $100K, and the ladder says that is more likely to miss than hit.",
    "The Ripple-Aviva tokenized fund launch on XRP Ledger is positive institutional crypto news, but no price confirmation of market repricing is available from provided data.",
    "The companion Kalshi contract (CM-EVT-NHW1YL14S9) puts Bitcoin's minimum price at $1 by January 1, 2027 at only 5%, implying the floor is also priced as a tail event rather than a base case."
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      "story": "Bitcoin is trading near $79,600 as Strategy paused purchases, Fed caution weighs, and Aviva Investors and Ripple launched a tokenized fund share class on the XRP Ledger.",
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      "notes": "Kalshi ladder on Bitcoin end-of-year price shows the $100K strike at 20%, consistent with current spot near $79,600 and ongoing Fed-caution headwinds described in multiple crypto news stories this week."
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