I think, per usual, it was a maelstrom of negative events that ended the bull run... There was massive run-ups leading to profit taking, the collapse of Bitconnect, the end of the halving bull cycle, etc. Certainly new tax laws going into effect also contributed.

The strangest thing is it was Trump narrowly avoiding assassination that caused an uptick in my beloved DOGE. Then when Biden stepped down, DOGE went up again. I think it ties into the whole Elon phenomena, since he announced his support for Trump.

Now the latest rumor is Biden is literally dying. We may see a few weeks where Kamala Harris is actually president before the end of the year. All the sudden Trump is now the liability as a candidate. Will be an interesting second half of the year, for sure.