Every post-halving cycle has a Q3 inflection point. Most people miss it because they're still staring at Bitcoin.

In the 2020-2021 cycle, Q3 was when capital started rotating out of BTC and into ETH, then cascading into L1s. BTC didn't stop working — it just stopped being the only thing that worked.

We enter June with something no prior cycle had: $BTC confirming its first-ever monthly close above $100,000. That's not just a milestone — it's a new institutional reference point. Allocation models get recalibrated around confirmed floors, not intraday wicks.

Here's what I'm watching for Q3 rotation signals:

— $ETH/BTC ratio recovery (Pectra yield mechanics still deeply underpriced)

— AVAX subnet institutional deployment cadence accelerating

— XRP Clarity Act positioning (35-day window to July 4 is the tightest compliance catalyst on the calendar)

The common thread is infrastructure quality. This cycle's rotation won't chase narrative momentum — it'll follow verifiable on-chain utility and regulatory readiness.

BTC locked the floor. The real question now is which assets are actually ready when the capital rotates.

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