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🚨🚨 Time in the market beats timing the market.
Every cycle proves it again, even when it hurts the most.
The market just went through a brutal drop. It felt like everything could go to zero in a single day. In just two weeks, Bitcoin moved from the 90s down to the 50s. Panic is normal. Almost everyone still here is feeling it.
This feeling isn’t new. We’ve seen it before in past crashes 19 May 2021, 2 April or 10 Oct 2025. The difference is that in recent years, these deep drops happen more often. Every few months, the market crashes hard. That wears people down mentally.
There may be a short-term bounce when short positions get closed, but a fast and strong recovery is unlikely. What’s more realistic is that this area becomes a base, and the market moves sideways for a while to cool off.
#Bitcoin is now trading below its 2021 peak. In previous cycles, it usually took around a year to move from the cycle top to this zone. This time, it happened in less than half a year. That shows how fast and aggressive this reset has been.
Most altcoins are already near their lows. Short-term speculators are mostly gone. The people who remain are long-term holders, those who still believe in the projects and in the space.
The real challenge now is whether older projects can stay relevant in the next cycle. Every cycle brings tens of thousands of new tokens, and today people are used to fast speculation and quick rotations into new trends.
If the market doesn’t solve this problem, builders will slowly lose motivation to work on long-term infrastructure. Without sustainable rewards, it’s hard to keep building things that truly move the industry forward.
Whether you are a holder, a trader, or a builder, a new cycle has already started. If you’re waiting for an altcoin season, it may still come, just not now. This phase is better used to focus on what you do best, build stable income, stay patient, and keep watching the market with a clear mind.
Because in the end, it’s not about catching the perfect entry.
It’s about staying in the game long enough for the cycle to work in your favor.
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