2026-01-15 11:26:06

Bitcoin through the market cycles—a retrospective:

2018: Wait, what even is this thing?
2019: Total scam. Obviously.
2020: Hmm, maybe it's digital gold after all?
2021: TO THE MOON! 🚀 (spoiler: not sustainable)
2022: Alright, it's finally dead. For real this time.
2023: Plot twist: We're somehow still standing here.
2024: Okay, okay... this might actually be legit.
2025: Pretty sure we've gone mainstream now.
2026: And people still say we're early.

The cycle repeats. Skeptics become believers. Bears become bulls. Every few years, someone declares Bitcoin dead. Every few years, it proves them wrong. Whether you see it as a speculative asset, a store of value, or the future of finance depends largely on where you are in your own cycle of doubt and conviction.

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AirdropHermit

· 13h ago

Haha, okay, this is the cycle we've been experiencing... Every time someone says it's dead, but it just comes back to life like a cockroach that can't be killed.

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DegenRecoveryGroup

· 14h ago

Haha, this is the reason why we get cut every time. It's just different stages of faith.

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CompoundPersonality

· 14h ago

Ha, it's the same old story. Every time someone says it's dead, it ends up bouncing back alive and kicking. I just want to see who can hold on until the end. That phrase "still in early stages" is really hilarious. It cracks me up. In each round, some get cut off, and some make it ashore. Luck probably plays a big part. This cycle chart really hits close to home. I don't even know where I stand anymore.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 14h ago

That's why I never hold heavy positions at the top. Looking at historical data, every time there's a death announcement, it's actually the best buying opportunity. --- During that wave at the end of 2022, how many people cut their losses? Now everyone regrets it. Discipline is more valuable than faith. --- Market psychology is like this: the majority always chase the rise and sell on the dip. Keep losses under control, everything else is whatever. --- Anyone who has survived since 2018 knows that simply staying alive is winning. Everything else is just stories. --- Things that have been repeatedly validated are indeed worth holding onto. But the premise is that you can withstand the next 2022. --- Honestly, I don't care whether it's a scam or the future. I only look at support and resistance levels. --- Cycles are something you need to find your own rhythm for entering and exiting. Others' beliefs are just noise. --- Every death notification has someone taking over. The question is, do you know where you stand?

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