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gpons big week for the green chain
Every 4 yearsβ2014-2017 as well as 2018-2021βthe total market cap of cryptocurrencies always hit a new high. Yet from 2022 to 2026, it didn't happen. Last year everyone was talking about the 4-year cycle, and when it didn't show up as expected, they said crypto was done for,
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AI visual note: The image is a TradingView chart of "Crypto Total Market Cap Excluding BTC, $ (CRYPTOCAP TOTAL2)" showing historical price action from 2015 to 2027, with a red box highlighting the 2017-2021 accumulation/range period and a blue box covering the 2021-2025 sideways consolidation, while a green arrow projects a major breakout to new highs. The chart visually illustrates the post's point that despite the widely discussed 4-year cycle theory failing during 2022-2026, total market cap (excluding BTC) is now breaking out above its multi-year range, suggesting the cycle theory was premature rather than crypto being "done."