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When the final curtain falls on 2025, it’ll be safe to say Bitcoin was a polarizing asset this year. On one hand, the largest cryptocurrency notched an impressive multi-month rally that took it to a series of all-time highs.
On the other hand, it’s mired in a multi-month slump and appears poised to close below $100,000 on the year. That is to say plenty of crypto investors will enter 2026 disappointed and with sour tastes in their mouths. Investors are justified to feel that way, but they shouldn’t allow emotions to blind them from opportunities with ETFs such as the Coinshares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (BRRR).
While not guaranteed, it’s also not speculative to say BRRR and Bitcoin could be in for better things in 2026. In fact, the digital currency and some of its peers head into next year with plenty of potential tailwinds.
What to Watch with BRRR in 2026
Not surprisingly, increased adoption and broadening use cases are among the factors that could drive Bitcoin and ETFs like BRRR higher next year.
“Bitcoin’s integration into traditional finance is advancing through spot ETFs, a deepening options market, and early signals of broader corporate and sovereign participation,” according to CoinShares research. “Stablecoins are becoming the rails: transaction volumes now rival legacy payment networks, regulation is shifting from ambiguity to enablement, and large companies are moving from experiments toward real deployment.”
Another potential boon for Bitcoin and other digital currencies in 2026 is an evolving regulatory environment – one in which other countries beyond the U.S. take close looks at loosening pesky protocols that hindered crypto innovation and adoption.
“Regulation is diverging globally rather than converging. Europe is leaning into clarity, the US is powering innovation through capital-market depth despite fragmented oversight, and Asia is building a prudential alignment of its own,” adds CoinShares. “The ‘geography of trust’ is being redrawn by both rulebooks and liquidity.”
One thing is certain: ETFs like BRRR have bolstered Bitcoin liquidity while inviting an array of new participants, including professionals, into the crypto market. Expect that trend to extend in 2026.
“Put simply, 2026 looks like a year where the industry’s centre of gravity moves from narrative to utility, cash flow, and integration. Every cycle still produces micro-bubbles; that won’t change. But the direction of travel is clearer than ever: digital assets are becoming part of mainstream finance, not a challenger to it,” concludes CoinShares.
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