Van de Poppe Mocks Bitcoin Bottom Consensus at $65,683, Backs Five Altcoins

Bitcoin traded near $65,683, up nearly 3% on June 15, 2026, after improved sentiment from the U.S.-Iran peace deal. Michaël van de Poppe used a viral X post to challenge the crowded market view that Bitcoin has already bottomed or will bottom below $45,000 in October 2026. He argued that such consensus expectations are often invalidated and highlighted five altcoins—NEAR, TAO, EIGEN, W, and ONDO—as portfolio anchors with relative strength in infrastructure, AI, and real-world asset tokenization. The commentary frames Bitcoin as stabilizing after a sharp pullback while signaling selective bullishness on outperforming altcoins if momentum holds.