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“October was the four-year cycle top. It's just that the bleed is more like the 2019 style bear market.”
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Benjamin Cowen: “October was the four-year cycle top. It's just that the bleed is more like the 2019 style bear market.”
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Benjamin Cowen: October was the four-year cycle top. It's just that the bleed is more like the 2019 style bear market. Benjamin Cowen: The only other time in history where Bitcoin topped on apathy, and it was in 2019.
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From "Analyst Called Bitcoin Top; Reveals 2026 Forecast | Ben Cowen" (David Lin ).
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