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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is increasingly being accessed by institutional investors through diversified financial products rather than direct ownership.
BTC Next Adoption Phase
At a Bitcoin 2026 industry event, participants from Bitwise Asset Management, VanEck, and Kraken laid out the next leg of institutional adoption — and the message was clear: the plumbing is finally here.
Institutions are increasingly treating Bitcoin as part of broader portfolio allocation strategies rather than a standalone speculative asset.
VanEck portfolio manager Matthew Sigel pointed to three main drags on Bitcoin this cycle:
- The post-halving four-year cycle
- OG holders and miners selling into Q4 and early Q1 strength
- The “quantum boogeyman” overhang
Sigel argued all three are reversible.
He said the wild leverage that defined …



