The Crypto space this year, 2025 has been nuts!
For me personally the old Rulebook of cycle peaks and such looks to be fully torn up and thrown out the window. Bitcoin made an uber splash, with Countries and Institutions everywhere getting onboard, ETF's spiked and continue to roll out.
For anyone attempting to trade Crypto in 2025 the experience has been exhausting, so many macro events impacting expected trendlines.
The average small fry investor is now being asked to put the hours in, and know what's going on globally, accumulate during dips, and patiently wait for the occasional spike to cash in. My own outlook has completely changed no longer trading Bitcoin to make a quick buck, just quietly accumulating, same with Chainlink. - long term investment
I like HIVE for exactly the same reason you discussed, it's a slow burning investment, that I'm willing to put time into, an investment in Web3.
Here's hoping 2026 is a little more sane! :)