Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan Says Four-Year Cycle Is Dead, Predicts 2026 Will Be a Good Year for Bitcoin and Crypto – Here’s Why
The chief investment officer (CIO) of crypto asset management firm Bitwise, Matt Hougan, is saying the four-year cycle, which has traditionally influenced the boom and bust cycles of Bitcoin (BTC) and the rest of the crypto market, is “dead.”
Hougan says the “forces that have created prior four-year cycles are weaker” currently and this includes the Bitcoin halving.
According to Hougan, the impact and importance of the Bitcoin halving falls by half every four years.
Additionally, Hougan says there exists a friendlier regulatory environment and institutional investors have embraced Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Per Hougan, these “bigger forces” don’t synchronize with the four-year cycle.
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