No more Bitcoin boom-bust ❌

For all the bear market worries, analysts are saying Bitcoin has matured out of its boom-bust era.

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Stacy Jones
February 16, 2026

📝 What you need to know

Crypto’s wild boom-and-bust adolescence may be over—at least according to WisdomTree. In a new note, the asset manager argues the market has shifted from retail-driven speculation to institutional discipline.

“Crypto has moved on from its retail-led, boom-bust adolescence,” said Dovile Silenskyte, director of digital assets research, adding that the conversation has changed from “Should we own crypto?” to “How do we implement it responsibly?”

With regulation tightening and infrastructure maturing, WisdomTree says investors now need to think less about survival and more about portfolio construction as inflation risk and shifting correlations reshape diversification strategies.

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