{"id":15924,"date":"2026-01-31T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T08:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.bim.finance\/?p=15924"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T08:37:52","slug":"policy-forces-bitcoin-trading-four-year-cycle-weakens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.bim.finance\/en\/policy-forces-bitcoin-trading-four-year-cycle-weakens\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin halving cycle weakens as policy and institutions take control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15924\" class=\"elementor elementor-15924\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2411a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2411a81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-172832f\" data-id=\"172832f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5d885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd5d885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traditional halving cycle loses predictive power<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8c8cde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8c8cde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f513dd0\" data-id=\"f513dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8685eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8685eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Bitcoin&rsquo;s traditional four-year halving cycle, once a cornerstone for crypto market participants, is losing its predictive power as institutional forces reshape trading dynamics. Political announcements and fiscal policy signals are now influencing market movements more significantly than internal economic indicators like halving events. While stock markets experienced an upturn in 2025, Bitcoin&rsquo;s performance fell short, indicating that market dynamics rely more on liquidity expectations and policy timing.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Under the conventional four-year framework, early 2026 should mark a late-cycle or post-peak period for Bitcoin prices. However, current price trends indicate that investors are postponing this shift, with policy cues taking precedence over the halving-driven cycle entirely. The last halving in April 2024 saw Bitcoin rise from $60,000 to $126,000, a smaller jump than previous cycles. This suggests that as more Bitcoin circulates and institutional capital grows, the impact of halvings on supply becomes less relevant overall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12cb371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12cb371\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0299e5c\" data-id=\"0299e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8bd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d8bd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/micms.stonex.com\/\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/image-20250926140735-1.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"Bitcoin halving cycle pattern - FOREX\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bitcoin halving cycle pattern - FOREX<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3964ba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3964ba0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7eb030\" data-id=\"d7eb030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3a283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff3a283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fiscal stimulus and regulatory clarity drive liquidity expectations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42f4911 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42f4911\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfab44c\" data-id=\"dfab44c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b7320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b7320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Government spending and central bank policies now serve as primary liquidity barometers for Bitcoin traders rather than on-chain metrics. The combination of pre-election fiscal stimulus and unclear monetary policy boundaries is creating an environment characterised as \u00ab\u00a0financial repression\u00a0\u00bb by Binance&rsquo;s 2026 report. Trump administration tariffs and public urging of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.bim.finance\/en\/jerome-powell-doj-criminal-threats-rate-cuts\/\">reduce rates<\/a> have blurred distinctions between fiscal, trade and monetary policies. Significant government expenditure and policy-induced low interest rates are diminishing the allure of bonds and bank credit, leading investors toward cryptocurrency alternatives.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The US government is pushing forward with multi-trillion-dollar spending initiatives in anticipation of the 2026 midterm elections this November. Growing public debt appears to limit the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s options, raising the likelihood of quasi-quantitative easing through administrative means rather than traditional tools. The Federal Reserve&rsquo;s interest rate adjustments and China&rsquo;s liquidity measures are altering the global financing environment, impacting asset performance significantly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e02038 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e02038\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bdacc4\" data-id=\"3bdacc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e065d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e065d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.bwbx.io\/images\/users\/iqjWHBFdfxIU\/i8Ot7Sj1QToo\/v1\/-1x-1.webp?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"Powell Approach to Trump Policies Differs From Fed&apos;s 2016 Playbook - Bloomberg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Powell Approach to Trump Policies Differs From Fed's 2016 Playbook - Bloomberg<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6f7f39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6f7f39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-619b3b6\" data-id=\"619b3b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b7a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93b7a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legislative developments and ETF flows replace halving signals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52d3667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52d3667\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c490980\" data-id=\"c490980\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3528fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3528fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Policy developments are expected to significantly influence Bitcoin&rsquo;s trajectory in 2026, aligning with sustained patterns of institutional demand rather than cyclical patterns. The CLARITY Act, which passed the House in 2025, aims to delineate oversight between the CFTC and SEC for crypto products. If enacted before the 2026 midterm elections, it would clarify market structure for spot and derivatives trading, custody and exchanges accelerating capital formation. The crypto industry lobby possesses over $100 million, and with midterm elections approaching, US lawmakers have strong incentives to finalise beneficial legislation.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The introduction of Bitcoin ETFs has fundamentally changed demand dynamics, with capital flows now influenced by broader financial market mechanisms. US policy under the Trump administration has dismantled barriers, enabling banks to engage in crypto activities after the Federal Reserve withdrew restrictive guidance. This pro-innovation stance has rippled globally, expediting rulebooks in jurisdictions from the UK to Asia with focus on stablecoins and tokenisation. As Bitcoin integrates more deeply with traditional financial systems, the halving remains significant but is now part of a complex interplay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin trading has entered a new era where fiscal policy and regulatory developments overshadow the traditional halving cycle that once dictated market rhythms.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":16071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[47,170],"ppma_author":[145],"class_list":["post-15924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-markets","tag-bitcoin","tag-markets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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