The Four Year Cycle is officially a legacy myth that just cost the herd billions.
For a decade the market was synchronized but 2025 broke the machine.
We hit an All Time High before the halving and then endured the worst Q4 in years while the altcoin rally never came.
The market is being rewired for institutional grinding.
While everyone was waiting for the alt season that was guaranteed by history the mechanics changed.
Bitcoin is set for its first yearly loss since 2022 despite the 2024 halving. Institutional ETFs rebalanced in January effectively front running retail FOMO.
Legacy altcoins like XRP and SHIB are down 20% to 67% due to systemic bloat.
The era of predictable cycles is over. In 2026 policy divergence picks the winners and the losers.
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The Four Year Cycle is officially a legacy myth that just cost the herd billions.
For a decade the market was synchronized but 2025 broke the machine.
We hit an All Time High before the halving and then endured the worst Q4 in years while the altcoin rally never came.
The market is being rewired for institutional grinding.
While everyone was waiting for the alt season that was guaranteed by history the mechanics changed.
Bitcoin is set for its first yearly loss since 2022 despite the 2024 halving. Institutional ETFs rebalanced in January effectively front running retail FOMO.
Legacy altcoins like XRP and SHIB are down 20% to 67% due to systemic bloat.
The era of predictable cycles is over. In 2026 policy divergence picks the winners and the losers.