Been watching the bitcoin price after halving 2024 and honestly it's been a slower climb than I expected. We're past the halfway point of this cycle now with the block reward down to 3.125 BTC and inflation under 1%, but the gains since April have only been around 15% so far. Pretty different from previous cycles where things moved faster.

The bitcoin price after halving usually tends to pump harder, but this time feels more measured. We hit that $126K peak back in October, pulled back to $60K, and now we're bouncing around $78K. I think the market's just matured - less volatility, more institutional players, so the usual FOMO doesn't hit as hard. Next halving won't come until April 2028, so we've still got a ways to go.

Right now everyone's watching if we can break above $75.5K cleanly. There's about $200 million in short positions that could liquidate if we push through, which might actually fuel the next leg up. Interesting to see how bitcoin price after halving plays out from here - could be a longer grind than the old cycles.