For over a decade, Bitcoin’s price marched to a predictable drumbeat: the four-year halving cycle. Each halving slashed miner rewards, triggered saupply shock, and ignited explosive bull runs followed by 80% bear markets. It was clockwork—until 2024. Bitcoin shattered all-time highs before the April halving. U.S. Spot ETFs, launched in January, absorbed billions in new supply weekly. The halving’s inflation cut—from 1.7% to 0.85%—barely registered. The cycle, once sacred, appeared broken. To understand w ...

Key Points A high-profile investor has proposed that cyclical Bitcoin declines are unlikely to recur. Several factors point to that view carrying some weight. It could still crash for reasons not linked to its supply or scarcity. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › In every market cycle, there's a moment when investors start to believe that this time is different, that the guardrails are taller, that the road is smoother. But after the Oct. 10 flash crash, a different kind of takeaway is emer ...

Key Points Bitcoin often rises when liquidity climbs, yields drop, and the dollar weakens. Those three things are happening right now. XRP and Ethereum are likely to benefit as well. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › In large part, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dances to three simple beats: The amount of money sloshing around the financial system, the strength of the dollar, and the direction of U.S. Treasury bill and bond yields. When global liquidity expands, the dollar's value drifts lower, and ...