2026-01-08 09:30:56

Looking back over the past two years, good news has been coming one after another—2024 Bitcoin halving, approval of the US spot ETF, the US including Bitcoin in its strategic reserves in 2025, and the Federal Reserve starting a rate cut cycle. These catalysts are enough to ignite market enthusiasm, but the altcoin season has never arrived as expected.

Interestingly, more and more market participants are realizing: this may not be a delay, but a change. The characteristics of this bull market are already clear—large capital flows into mainstream assets, retail investor sentiment is active, but their capacity to absorb funds is limited. The probability of an altcoin season starting in 2026 is approaching zero.

The real transformation lies in the evolution of investor mindset. From chasing hundredfold coins to deploying value assets, from gambling mentality to rational allocation, the market is undergoing a deep cognitive upgrade. This round belongs to those who do their homework.

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BoredApeResistance

· 01-10 16:33

The era of retail investors bottoming out Altcoins is truly over...

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MoonlightGamer

· 01-08 10:01

Stop joking. If the altcoin season doesn't come, then it doesn't come. Anyway, I've already gone all in on mainstream coins. --- It sounds like institutions are really changing the rules, retail investors are still dreaming. --- Doing homework? I just want to know who is really doing homework and who is still gambling. --- Hey, without a hundredfold coin this wave, it really loses some fun. --- Big funds eat the meat, retail investors drink the soup—an eternal story. --- Finally, someone said it out loud: the altcoin season might never come back. --- It's good to say, but I still want to gamble a bit, regardless of rational allocation. --- If 2026 doesn't come, then 2027 it is. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. --- Sounds nice, but it still depends on who can survive until the end of the bull market.

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DiamondHands

· 01-08 10:00

Cutting losses also means letting go, now it's all about cutting through the chaos. Where's the promised clone season? It's already 2025, still waiting?

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AllTalkLongTrader

· 01-08 10:00

After such a long time of hype, are you finally brave enough to say the probability is approaching zero? You should have recognized the reality long ago. Big funds only eat mainstream projects, and retail investors being active is pointless. This is the harsh truth. The dream of 100x coins is gone. Do we have to honestly stick to value investing from now on? Kinda boring. Cognitive upgrade sounds sophisticated, but it's actually just being afraid of losing.

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TokenAlchemist

· 01-08 09:36

nah the altseason narrative is basically dead—macro conditions just don't support retail-driven MEV extraction anymore, institution flows dominate the inefficiency vectors now

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