Yes, this has been repeated by many different people, not only CZ has the same opinion about btc and the crypto market, I also understand that speculating about the future is not a solid guarantee for that, but clearly Everyone has their own reasons for future price increases. The halving event can really be the source of everything, right now the various news moves make me relate to a game of market manipulation.
Obviously, a lot has changed since 2022, we have seen price fluctuations, as well as the clutter of big names in the economic field as well as in the crypto market.