Cryptoassets At A Crossroads: Volatility, Adoption, And Changing Investor Perspectives
The Bid by BlackRock·2026-05-07·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
Bitcoin has a very unique set of properties that give it a distinct set of long-term risk and return drivers from just about anything else in your portfolio.
Most people don't have exposure. The median institution has 0.0% of crypto. So, that's why I'm still so bullish.
Over time, each cycle has been progressively significantly higher than the last to the ultimate result that Bitcoin is up, just shy of a million X since it first started trading on exchanges.
Bitcoin has won the use case of storing your wealth and sending your wealth across borders.
AI agents are not going to go get bank accounts, they're not going to use Fedwire or Swift or ACH, they're going to use some sort of, blockchain-based monetary instrument.
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Transcript
Oscar Pulido: For years, cryptocurrencies were seen as a speculative corner of the market defined by volatility, hype, and big questions about their long-term value. But today, that narrative is starting to change as markets mature, infrastructure improves, and institutional