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Bitcoin has fallen from a record high of roughly $126,080 in October to trade recently in the low-$60,000s \u2014 a decline of nearly 50% that has rattled sentiment. But it may just be business as usual.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According<\/a> to a Thursday report from asset manager VanEck, Bitcoin\u2019s current slump tracks the asset\u2019s historical four-year halving cycle, in which mining rewards are periodically cut in half, tightening new supply and often preceding a bear phase. The firm framed this downturn as a recurring feature of Bitcoin\u2019s market structure rather than a break from it.<\/p>\n

VanEck\u2019s GEO framework \u2014 which tracks Global Liquidity, Ecosystem Leverage, and On-Chain Activity \u2014 currently shows two of three signals reading neutral, with ecosystem leverage in constructive territory. The firm says that combination points to early signs of a bottom forming, and that it may be time to begin scaling into positions.<\/p>\n

Separate research from blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant points<\/a> in a similar direction. The firm\u2019s analysts highlighted on-chain data showing that long-term Bitcoin holders \u2014 typically the market\u2019s steadiest, most loss-tolerant cohort \u2014 are now sitting on deeper unrealized losses than the market overall, based on adjusted Net Unrealized Profit\/Loss (NUPL) data.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Analyst MorenoDV noted this week that this exact dynamic, long-term holders hurting more than average, has shown up at every prior major cycle bottom.<\/p>\n

Still, CryptoQuant urged caution against declaring a bottom prematurely. In past cycles, that same long-term-holder metric fell to much deeper negative extremes before a true low was reached.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Current readings haven\u2019t gotten there yet, meaning the biggest cryptocurrency could still face one more sharp capitulation move \u2014 unless stronger institutional demand and a more resilient holder base allow this cycle to bottom out with less damage than previous ones.<\/p>\n

Taken together, the two reports suggest a market that looks stressed by historical standards, but not yet at the extremes that have marked past cycle floors.<\/p>\n

This post Bitcoin\u2019s Bear Cycle Looks Familiar \u2014 And That Might Be the Bullish Case<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Mathew Di Salvo<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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