Today the market has plummeted, here are some suggestions from seasoned investors.
First, let's take a look at the cycles.
1. 2015-2018 Cycle: The ICO boom spurred a bull market, with BTC rising from $200 to $20,000, and ETH soaring simultaneously; increased regulation and the bursting of the bubble triggered a bear market, with BTC plummeting 84%.
2. 2019-2022 Cycle: The DeFi explosion + institutional entry + liquidity easing propelled a bull market, with BTC reaching a high of $69,000; the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes + the FTX crash triggered a bear market, with BTC falling to $15,000.
3. 2023-2025 Cycle: Approval of the BTC spot ETF + the 2024 halving driving a bull market, with BTC rising to $126,000; currently entering a high-level consolidation, with the significant drop in ETH signaling the end of the cycle's adjustment.
Bitcoin's halving every four years (2016, 2020, 2024) is the core anchor point of the bull-bear cycle; typically, a bull market peak occurs 12-18 months after halving: about 18 months after the 2016 halving (December 2017), BTC peaked, and about 12 months after the 2020 halving (November 2021), it reached a new high. After the 2024 halving, around 18 months later (October 2025), BTC is expected to hit $126,000, perfectly aligning with this pattern.
Finally, a word of advice: a market decline in a bear market is not terrifying; what is terrifying is the pump and dump of altcoins and meme coins like $pippin . Everyone should stick to mainstream investments and focus on survival.
Many early BTC users I know do not have financial freedom, simply because they exchanged valuable BTC for altcoins.
