I think yes, it is possible that cryotocurrency may prolong and last more over years even witin this bearish market. Due to fact that there are still people who are in crypto business and still enters the world of investment on cryptocurrency.
A long bear market will greatly reduce the number of investors, but even in this situation there will be a large group of people who do not want to give up, as well as those who believe in cryptocurrency and do not keep it only for the sake of earning