Bitcoin Hit ₱7,548,184 ($126,000) Without Altcoin Rotation in Late 2025
Unlike previous bull cycles, Bitcoin's climb to ₱7,548,184 ($126,000) in late 2025 didn't trigger the altcoin surge that typically follows. IntoTheCryptoverse founder Benjamin Cowen had predicted this break from pattern — and markets delivered exactly that.
Key Takeaway
Bitcoin hit ₱7,548,184 ($126,000) without the altcoin rotation — speculative excess is dead this cycle.
IntoTheCryptoverse founder Benjamin Cowen predicted altcoins would fail to rally despite Bitcoin hitting new highs near ₱7,548,184 ($126,000) in late 2025, and markets proved him right.
Altcoin holders spent 2025 waiting for the familiar rotation that rewards patience with explosive gains. It never came. Cowen had predicted exactly that — a break from the pattern that defined previous bull cycles. He said he had a name for what occurred, though the full explanation remains unclear.
The 2025 peak arrived on apathy rather than euphoria. Previous cycles saw speculative excess drive Bitcoin to tops in Q4 of post-halving years, with altcoins following weeks later as retail piled in. This time, retail participation declined heading into 2025, and altcoins underperformed Bitcoin as the speculative frenzy unwound. The liquidity environment shifted too — quantitative tightening ended, but conditions stayed tight. Markets entered what analysts call restrictive digestion rather than early-cycle expansion.
Cowen's four-year cycle model tracks Bitcoin peaks with diminishing returns on the way up. That pattern held, but the altcoin rotation didn't. By early 2026, markets positioned in a late-stage business cycle with rising financial fragility. Midterm year patterns suggest prolonged consolidation ahead — historical drawdowns have shrunk from 94% to 77% across cycles, pointing to grinding sideways action rather than sharp reversals.
This article was written based on reporting from BeInCrypto.
