Market analyst Ben Cowen claimed that the purification of millions of altcoins has already begun, a process essential for Bitcoin's sustainable bull run. According to CoinDesk, over 11 million 'bad' tokens disappeared from the market last year alone, leading Bitcoin's dominance to reclaim 60%. Cowen warned, "Capital is either moving out of risky assets and consolidating into Bitcoin, or it's shifting to a wait-and-see approach," adding that if Bitcoin fails to firmly establish $88,880 as a support level, it could fall back below $60,000. He defined 2026 not as a year for new highs, but as a 'reset year' where the bubble deflates.