A Bitcoin cycle typically lasts for 4 years. A halving event is immediately followed by a 1-year bull market, then followed by a 1-year bear market before slowly recovering to the previous peak across 2 years.
- What is the 4 year Bitcoin cycle?
After every 210,000 blocks mined, or roughly every four years, the block reward given to Bitcoin miners for processing transactions is cut in half. This event is referred to as halving because it cuts in half the rate at which new bitcoins are released into circulation.
- Why is crypto a 4 year cycles?
This pattern is commonly known in the crypto space. Approximately every 4 years (or more specifically – after 210,000 blocks are mined) the amount of Bitcoin awarded to the miners drops by 50%. This makes Bitcoin scarcer and therefore more valuable.