So here's the thing about that legendary 4-year cycle everyone keeps talking about...

It's done. Finished. Over.

Yeah, I said it. That predictable pattern we've all been riding? The one where Bitcoin pumps, alts follow, bear market hits, rinse and repeat every four years like clockwork? That playbook might not work anymore.

We're heading into 2026 and the landscape's completely different now. Institutional money changed the game. Regulatory frameworks are evolving. Market dynamics aren't what they used to be when crypto was still the Wild West.

The retail-driven volatility that defined those cycles? It's getting diluted by bigger players with different strategies and longer timeframes. ETFs, corporate treasuries, sovereign wealth funds - these aren't your average hodlers waiting for the next halving pump.

Maybe we're entering an era where crypto moves more like traditional markets. Less predictable. More nuanced. Or maybe we're just in a completely new phase that nobody's figured out yet.

Either way, banking on history repeating itself might be the riskiest bet right now.