Crypto Market’s 2026 Boom Fueled by ETFs and Regulation as Halving Cycles Lose Influence
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, has challenged the relevance of the traditional four-year crypto market cycle, predicting a sustained boom in 2026 driven by institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and ETF-driven capital flows rather than historical patterns tied to Bitcoin halvings [1]. This outlook, articulated across multiple platforms, signals a structural shift in the crypto market’s dynamics as macroeconomic forces and institutional capital increasingly overshadow speculative retail-driven cycles [2].
Hougan emphasized that the diminishing influence of Bitcoin’s halving events—once a primary driver of price surges—reflects weakening cyclical forces. “Every halving is half as…
