When will the next hype in cryptocurrency begin? Exact date, expert forecasts, and AI

When will the next large-scale hype in cryptocurrency come? In what year? How much bigger can it be?

In this article, we will tell you:

• Your opinion on the future hype of the crypto market (and the alt season). Since we are experts in trading, blockchain and mining and have been doing this since 2016!
• Opinion of analysts and experts on the future of HYPE
• How big will the next bull market be?
• And also the opinion of AI. What does artificial intelligence think about the future growth of the crypto market!

Bull Market and Alt Season: a Quick Answer

Most experts, AI and our team, believe that the bull market should begin at the end of 2026!

When will the next cryptocurrency bull market come? Opinion of the Bytwork team

It is important to understand that there are 3 possible scenarios:

• Optimistic: Bitcoin growth and a full-fledged alt season, as in 2021-2022. Almost all coins will break through the new ATH (most likely they will make x2 or more from the previous ATH).
• Optimal: a full-fledged Bitcoin bull market and a hype of really decent and reliable coins that carry some kind of project, technology. For example, coins such as Ethereum, Hyperliquid and others (that is, not all coins will grow to the new ATH). Also, during this hype, most exchange-traded coins will grow!
• Negative: the bear market will drag on for several years. Cryptocurrencies will be very volatile: they will remain at the bottom (in the red zone), but sometimes they will give sharp growth spurts - and then they will fall almost immediately. This will apply to both Bitcoin and all other altcoins. There will be exceptions, as in any bear market, various projects will sometimes "shoot up".

Which option is more likely? In fact, it's a hybrid between optimistic and optimal. In fact, this is exactly the kind of HYPE we saw in 2021-2022.

What does it mean?

This means that Bitcoin and decent projects should grow (give good growth rates). Individual representatives are also likely to grow (but not "trash): coin memes, DeFi, coin mining, and others.

Remember the bull market of 2021-2022, as well as 2017-2018.

There were many coins that increased greatly in price in 2017-2018, and in 2021-2022 they either "died" or did not show growth at all. Example: Musicoin, Libra, EOS (grew, but not even close to reaching the past ATH), Bitcoin Gold, and other coins!

There is a high probability that the same fate will be repeated in the new bullish mega growth. That is, there will be growth, and as they say, they will start talking about it "even in a taxi" and all possible media will write about cryptocurrencies, but not all coins will "shoot" (give huge x's), as in 2021-2022.

It seems to us that many thrash coins "meme" (mining and other coins) have already shown their growth, and then they will only fall and delist from exchanges.

Therefore, the ideal picture where all the coins will grow – this cannot be and will not be! Be as careful and balanced as possible when choosing which cryptocurrency to invest in!

In what year will the cryptocurrency grow?

So now let's answer the most important question – when will the next bullish cycle happen?

In our opinion, it should happen at the end of 2026 (October-November) to the beginning of 2027 (until the end of January-February).

Why is that? Below we list the main arguments.

It is important to understand that 2025 was the "year of stagnation for altcoins," and the accumulated energy should splash out in 2026 (and yes, despite the fact that Bitcoin broke through its ATH in 2025, there were more liquidations and losses).

Let's start with a very important one. Midterm elections in the USA. They will be held in 2026 (November 3).

Why is this important?  

For example, according to a Binance report, the 12 months after the midterm elections are historically the strongest period in the cryptocurrency cycle. On average, the return on BTC during this period was about 54%.

The crypto sector also approached the 2026 midterm elections with the strongest financial support in history.

This is no longer just lobbying, but an attempt to directly form the composition of the Congress, which will write laws for digital assets.

The main instrument of influence was the Super Committee for Political Action (Super PAC) «Fairshake».

This organization and its partners, who support both Republicans and Democrats, have raised a huge budget to support the right candidates and block opponents of the industry.

Next, there is a very important component of these elections: after all, they will determine the composition of the Congress, on which the adoption of key bills depends.:

• GENIUS Act: the law on stablecoins, adopted in 2025, should enter the full implementation phase 12-24 months after the 2026 elections.
• CLARITY Act:it is expected that this law will create a unified structure of the digital asset market, which will allow institutional capital to fully enter the industry.

Macroeconomic expectations: analysts expect that in the run-up to the elections, politicians may initiate monetary policy easing and increased liquidity to improve economic performance, which is traditionally favorable for risky assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Next, in the form of a table, we list the remaining factors that indicate the future mega bullish growth of the entire crypto industry.:

All these factors should be associated with the crypto market as early as 2026 (at different times), and all this together should give great growth (like lego bricks)!

Hype based on conspiracy theories: believe it or not?

We also want to bring here theories from the category of "Conspiracy theories" (well, you decide for yourself whether they are worthy or not):

Trump wants to link Bitcoin and a number of cryptocurrencies so that they can pay off part of the national debt.

Is it real? Absolutely not. Partly– yes.

Is it really necessary to pay off the US national debt? The issue is moot. The dollar is still the world's reserve currency, and people believe in it, but if the debt only grows, it may cause concern in a number of countries, and the dollar will begin to be replaced (by the Euro/Yuan).

From this point of view, paying off even part of the state debt in this way sounds interesting.

Naturally, such an event will accelerate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency to new heights.

The next theory is that exchanges and influential people (whales) are selling huge savings that need to be dumped on the market and raise a new level of hype and hype.

Celebrities themselves will start promoting various cryptocurrencies, thereby promoting the market - we have already seen this in 2021-2022.

In any case, even conspiracy theories and all of the above should give a boost to cryptocurrencies. The same celebrities will start advertising various assets as soon as they see the growth themselves and this lump will become more and more.

What heights will the market reach in the new bull cycle? Which coins will grow?

It is important to understand that absolutely no one can guess the exact value of any asset in the future.

For example, read our review about Tom Lee (a famous crypto analyst who makes forecasts) – so 66% of these are failures for him (and for Ethereum, all 100% were failures).

Understanding this, we can draw a conclusion based on our observations and historical events about the future of mega HYPE.:

And what capitalization can there be on a new bullish hype?

Capitalization shows the true picture of the crypto market. How much money will be invested there.

It is calculated as follows: the number of coins is multiplied by the estimated amount.

The maximum capitalization of the crypto market for all time was about $ 4 trillion. With this capitalization, Bitcoin was at the level of $120,000 and some other coins also showed their new ATH.

For comparison:

At the end of 2021, the capitalization was approaching $ 3 trillion, but the record of 2025 exceeded these figures (about $ 4 trillion).

In the next bull cycle, the capitalization of the entire crypto market is planned to be about $6.5 trillion - $7 trillion). It is this capitalization that will enable Bitcoin and many popular coins to make a new ATH!

For the most part, such capitalization will be facilitated by pumping money from institutions.

Forecasts of famous analysts and businessmen about the next bull market

Below we have listed popular investors and analysts who have spoken about when the next bull market will happen!

Most analysts believe that the next hype is more likely in 2027.

AI's Opinion on the Next growth of Cryptocurrencies and the alt season

Now let's look at what various artificial intelligences think about the next growth of cryptocurrencies: when it will be.

It is important that for each AI, we set a special promt. Draw a conclusion based on: calculations, historical data, future laws, the general political mood around cryptocurrencies around the world (and so on).

Deepseek

Deepseek's opinion on the future of the crypto rally.

In fact, Deepseek vaguely answers this question: growth in 2027-2029. It's been 2 years. The hype won't last that long. This is usually a growth phase, stagnation, peak and fall.

Google Gemini's Opinion on the Next Growth of Cryptocurrencies

Now let's see when Google Gemini thinks the next hype will be.:

ChatGPT's opinion on the future alt season

ChatGPT – also suggests that the next bull market will take place in late 2026-mid-2027.

According to him, the end of 2026 is the accumulation phase and the first media mentions.

The beginning of 2027 is the stage of hype. A lot of media outlets cover this topic, altos and Bitcoin are growing by leaps and bounds.

Mid–2027 - new heights and further decline and bearishness again!

The main drivers of growth in 2026

• Institutional recognition: massive purchases of BTC, ETH and SOL by ETF funds that can buy back more than 100% of the new coin supply
• Macroeconomics: the expected reversal by the US Federal Reserve to expand liquidity and lower interest rates
• Asset Tokenization (RWA): attracting trillions of dollars of liquidity to the blockchain through the digitization of real assets
• Technological progress: scaling of Ethereum (L2 solutions) and development of Web3 applications

Conclusion

Most experts, AI and our team, believe that the next bull cycle should begin at the end of 2026!

This is indicated by many factors: the election, Trump himself and his attitude to cryptocurrency, macroeconomics (debts and Fed rates), the RWA and much more.

Disclaimer: All information provided in this article should not be taken as financial advice. The article was created for educational purposes. Never invest more than you can lose, and seek advice only from your personal financial advisor.