Bitcoin’s long-assumed four-year cycle model is showing visible cracks, with price behavior no longer aligning cleanly with past halving-driven patterns.

As liquidity deepens and institutional participation grows, Bitcoin appears to be transitioning from a speculative rhythm into a structurally different asset class.

A corruption scandal in Minnesota has sparked viral discussion around a potential “tax strike,” with users questioning how public funds are managed and enforced.

The conversation reflects a broader erosion of trust in institutions, a theme that continues to drive interest toward alternative, permissionless systems like Bitcoin.

They must’ve not heard of bitcoin yet?

Russia’s state-owned bank Sberbank has issued the country’s first loan backed by bitcoin, using crypto custody infrastructure to secure the deal.

It’s a notable shift: Bitcoin isn’t being debated or banned, it’s being used as financial collateral by a major bank.

For the first time in over a decade, Bitcoin recorded zero mainstream media obituaries in a full calendar year.

After hundreds of declarations of death, the narrative appears to have quietly collapsed under the weight of reality.

Bitcoin officially turned 17, marking nearly two decades of uninterrupted uptime, block production, and monetary issuance.

Few technologies, let alone monetary systems, survive that long without central control. Bitcoin didn’t just survive. It kept compounding.

Americans are waking up fraud, endless taxation, and a rigged system are pushing people to the edge. But with collapse comes clarity. As civil disobedience rises, 2026 is shaping up to be the most explosive Bitcoin bull run yet.