Important to keep in mind that trust in crypto has been eroded to levels we've never seen before.

Most aren't here to get rich anymore. They're here trying to recover losses and spread their frustration with as many people as they can, so by starting a super-cycle in a market of fools, whales wouldn't be into wealth creation, but refunding the herd, and whales don't refund losses. They give breadcrumbs so people keep playing the game.
That shift alone changes everything. That super-cycle the herd kept talking about, already happened.
Bitcoin's entire 15-year run was the super-cycle with the real climax in 2021. What we're left with now isn't easy money anymore, but a market that punishes late entries, blind conviction, and emotional holding.
Remember someone saying something like "be fearful when whales turn Pro-Bitcoin" and it's been quite the shi*-show ever since. By the time whales are openly bullish, they're not accumulating anymore, they're distributing. You could see it clearly with Michael Saylor alone, doing constant Bitcoin-related interviews across major news outlets right near and at the top.
So, you either time the moves properly, manage risk, take profits when others don't, or you end up like the average Verasian and Hexican, delusional and poor, or worse.
Interesting how the majority of Bitcoin maxis are in profit, simply because they chose not to gamble in the casino. Yet this space is still mainly populated by people driven by aggressive gambling addiction, constant stimulation, and other destructive traits.
Same market, very different psychology, and therefore very different outcomes.