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Story: Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle Is Dead and Here’s Why Institutions…

By Dan Saada

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Institutions Changed the Math. The institutional angle is probably the strongest part of Saylor's argument.

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Halvings Still Happen, But Maybe They Matter Less. Here's the thing though: halvings still occur. The supply mechanics haven't changed.

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Where This Leaves Traders. For traders who built strategies around the 4-year cycle, Saylor's argument is either liberating…

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Michael Saylor thinks the old Bitcoin playbook is finished. The MicroStrategy co-founder says the cryptocurrency's classic 4-year cycle — the one traders built careers around —…

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It's a bold call. For years, the 4-year cycle was pretty much gospel in crypto circles. Buy before the halving, ride the wave, sell the top, wait for the crash, repeat.

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The institutional angle is probably the strongest part of Saylor's argument. When the dominant buyers were retail traders chasing momentum, halving events acted like a starter…

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And that process has been happening. More companies have integrated Bitcoin into their balance sheets. Financial institutions have built infrastructure around it.

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The regulatory piece matters too. Clearer frameworks in major markets have reduced one of the biggest sources of unpredictable volatility: the fear of an outright ban or…

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Here's the thing though: halvings still occur. The supply mechanics haven't changed. What Saylor seems to be saying is that the psychological and market impact of those events…

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That's a meaningful distinction. It doesn't mean Bitcoin won't have big price moves — it probably will.

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Read also: DOGE Is Dead, and Saylor Is Already Pointing Musk Toward Bitcoin

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The store-of-value narrative is central to all of this. Saylor has been consistent on that point for years.

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For traders who built strategies around the 4-year cycle, Saylor's argument is either liberating or deeply inconvenient. If he's right, the old models need reworking.

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Still, it's worth being honest about the uncertainty here. Saylor is not a neutral observer — he runs one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders in the world, and his…

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And there's no shortage of analysts who'd push back. The halving mechanism is real. Supply shocks are real.

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