Bitcoin has ended its four-year history cycle. This signals a new year of downturn, in spite of widespread expectations that the cycle would be extended by regulators.
Bitcoin’s (BTCThe $125,000 high reached on October 6 could have been the end of a four-year cycle of Bitcoin halves. “price and time,” Jurrien Temler, director of global macroeconomics research at Fidelity Investments.
“While I remain a secular bull on Bitcoin, my concern is that Bitcoin may well have ended another 4-year cycle halving phase,” Timmer was quoted in the Thursday edition of X post. “Bitcoin winters have lasted about a year, so my sense is that 2026 could be a “Enjoy a year-long holiday” (or “Off year”) for Bitcoin. Support is at $65-75k.”
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Fundamental and regulatory forces may boost the crypto market’s growth.
Timmer’s research contradicts that of other analysts who believe the increasing number of crypto-investment products will lead to a bull market extension in 2026.
Tom Shaughnessy (co-founder of Delphi Digital), a crypto research company, predicts that Bitcoin will reach new heights by 2026. This is after investors’ sentiments recover from the crash. record $19 billion Crypto market crash at the start of October.
“We are working through a one-time disastrous 10/10 liquidation event that broke the market,” Shaughnessy wrote in a Friday article. post, adding:
“Once that’s worked through, we hit $BTC ATHs in 2026 as prices rubber band to reflect the progress outside 10/10.”
Shaughnessy stated that the crypto industry will drive market values. “fundamental progress,” The regulatory and Wall Street developments are also growing.
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Experts in the field of policy predict that US crypto legislation will make significant progress this year, which could lead to more institutional investments into the space.
“I do expect 2026 to be another meaningful year for crypto regulation, but it will look different from the last one,” Cointelegraph spoke with Cathy Yoon who is the general counsel of Temporal and Solana, a crypto-research firm that builds block-building systems.
“With stablecoin legislation now passed, the real impact will come from implementation – examinations, disclosures, and how these assets integrate into payments and financial infrastructure,” She said
The social mood of investors took a major hit this past week, when Bitcoin fell below $85,000. Social media sites such as X and Telegram have been dominated by bearish commentary. according Santiment is a market intelligence platform.
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