Trump’s Executive Order May Disrupt Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle: Bitwise CIO

According to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order and the changing regulatory landscape in the United States may have the potential to disrupt Bitcoin’s typical four-year cycle.

This pattern has seen three years of upward price movement followed by a pullback, but could now potentially extend the current bull market into 2026 and beyond.

The 2014 Mt. Gox collapse, 2018 ICO crackdown, and 2022 Terra ecosystem collapse have all previously influenced this cycle.

However, the 2022 bear market may have paved the way for a strong 2023 and 2024, leading to a potential doubling of Bitcoin’s price in 2025 and beyond. These predictions are based on increased ETF and institutional investment