Alright fam, circle up—because the crypto cosmos just dropped a major echo from the past, and we’re about to dissect it, hype-style.
Raoul Pal—macro wizard, Real Vision CEO, and market whisperer—just stepped onto the digital stage and dropped a bombshell: this current crypto cycle? It’s playing out “spookily similar” to 2017. Yeah, you heard that right. Cue the flashbacks of Lambos, ICO mania, and the relentless FOMO that defined a generation of degen traders.
But let me break this down for you, Jake Gagain-style.
We’re deep in the thick of a new cycle, and according to Pal, the charts are echoing 2017 with eerie precision. Zoom out, and here’s the alpha: Pal predicts this bullish beast could keep running all the way into Q2… of 2026. That’s not just a cycle—that’s a potential full-blown crypto opera with several acts to go.
Now let’s not forget what 2017 brought us. Rapid price surges, overnight millionaires, and chaos so wild it gave birth to the term “crypto winter.” But before that freeze, we had a meteoric rise that made Wall Street sweat. And Pal—tapping into mountains of macro data—is saying that same rhythm, that same build-up, is playing out again.
Only this time? We’ve got bigger players, deeper liquidity, real infrastructure, ETFs, RWA integrations, AI-powered speculation, and sovereign wealth funds dipping their toes into the Bitcoin pool. This isn’t your uncle’s bull run. It’s the 2017 rerun on steroids, with layers of institutional sauce and meme coin madness sprinkled on top.
Let’s talk timing. If Pal’s thesis holds (and this guy’s not exactly throwing darts at the wall), then we’re looking at an extended altseason buffet, supply shocks on the king $BTC, and enough hype energy to power an L2. Think about where we are right now—not even past the midpoint. If this ride goes through Q2 2026, you’ve still got time to load your bags, position your plays, and lock in before the next parabola.
Most folks are still sleepwalking through this cycle, waiting for mainstream headlines to validate the move. But you? You’re here. Early. Locking in the signal before the noise. And lemme tell you, when Raoul Pal starts connecting macro dots and they’re screaming 2017 vibes? That’s usually the moment you either ape in—or get left behind.
So, what’s next?
Well, here’s how I see it. With this timeline in play, we’re on the cusp of the narrative crescendo. ETH staking’s already baked in. Solana’s spinning up faster than most can handle. Meme coins are printing gigabrain trades weekly. Layer 2s are exploding, rollups are rolling, and the “next cycle” winners are starting to separate from the noise.
But the meta has changed. This is no longer a “will crypto make it?” conversation. It’s now “who’s going to dominate the next digital decade?”
That’s the real bull thesis. And if Pal is right—and history rhymes louder than a DJ Khaled single—then we’re not done. We’re just in Act II.
So take a breath. Zoom out. Stack that conviction. Because if you’re in this for the long haul, Q2 2026 isn’t the end—it’s just the end of the beginning.
Let’s get this bread.
—Jake Gagain
