I think this year 2016 will also be remembered as a bad year for bitcoin due to recent bitfinex hack. In which 1,00,000+ bitcoin were stolen which is comparatively big and due to which market get dumped so hard.
Really ? Even with bitfitnex hack, the price of bitcoin back to normal again. For me, 2016 is really a good year for bitcoin, because we have the halving and it's make the price of bitcoin increase so high.
In my opinions the best advantages caused by halving is not about the price of bitcoin is increases for a lot but about in their stabilization is not like the previous year because the price is very volatility and if bitcoin getting the decrease in their price, that is will excavate a lot of value.