It is arguably a precarious state of affairs when BTC's continued success is predicated on:

a) an arbitrary halving
b) institutional economic failures
c) first mover advantage

Any of the above could generate growth, but they are all negative reasons for doing so.

There has until recently never been an alternative to BTC, so the above was somewhat moot within crypto circles…
But now there exists what many simply refer to as The Other Coin, a platform which will grow for the right reasons.

I remain unconvinced that the halving will bring new highs for BtC.