Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) movement within a tight trading range is raising questions about whether its traditional four-year cycle remains intact or is gradually fading amid rising institutional participation.
Cycle Debate Intensifies
In an X.com post on March 31, on-chain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence highlighted a growing debate over the durability of Bitcoin’s four-year cycle. The firm noted that increasing institutional involvement may be reshaping market behavior.
Unlike retail traders, institutional investors typically deploy capital in a more structured manner, often guided by schedules and risk management strategies. This approach can reduce extreme volatility and dampen the sharp boom-and-bust patterns historically associated with Bitcoin.
At the same time, macroeconomic factors such as interest …