• 67% of institutional investors are confident Bitcoin will rally in the next 3-6 months.
• Institutional investors remain optimistic about Bitcoin’s long-term potential despite volatility.
• Divergence in market views: 45% of professionals see Bitcoin in late-stage bull run, vs 27% of retail.

Bitcoin is still on its path to reaching its peak of 2026 preferred by institutional investors to the cryptocurrency as a whole. According to the poll, 67% of professional investors feel that Bitcoin would keep soaring within three to six months. That does imply great certainty of the crypto asset despite an unstable market. 

In the report Navigating Uncertainty, David Duong, the head of research at Coinbase Institutional stated that the majority held a bullish opinion about BTC. It is evident that large investors find BTC an appealing asset.

Professional vs. Retail Investors on Bitcoin’s Future

However, there is one big difference in the way the market cycle is being discussed by investors. Professional investors believe that this market is in the late phase of a bull run 45% of them but 27%of retail investors. This misalignment in the view recapitulates the fact that there is a lack of connection between retail and institutional investors in terms of the near-term future of BTC.

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According to Duong, companies in Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) had generated plenty of supply and demand of BTC this year. New organizations like BitMine that have been operating under the leadership of Tom Lee have become the players to reckon with.

BitMine just purchased over 379,000 Ether (ETH) at $1.5 billion on a down-market. It is a definite indication of an institutional belief during a down turn in the markets.

Similarly, Strategy (previously called MicroStrategy) also indicated that it will increase its assets in Bitcoin. The executive of this company Michael Saylor provided a chart that was a constant reminder of the treasury position of the company that stood at $69 billion worth of BTC. 

All these leads to a great institutional faith in BTC. Short-term volatility is still present, but institutional investors are still optimistic about the future performance of BTCin the long-term.

BTC Bull Run Has Room to Grow

On the same note, the report made by Coinbase is more reserved. Following the crash of on 10th October, the company indicated that the bull run of BTC has not yet reached its limit. 

However, they state that the liquidity conditions should remain high in order to sustain growth. Duong also stated that the prospects of the Federal Reserve raising the rates and recovering the economy in China can further carry the BTC momentum in late 2025.

The analysis presented by Coinbase indicates that there are several macroeconomic reasons that BTC could be still inflated by. Mr. Duong had heavy reserves in money-market funds. 

Part of these reserves may spill over into more dangerous assets like BTC as the market corrects itself. Additional reduction of interest rates and fiscal stimulating packages may further pressure more investors to reenter the market to aid Bitcoin in its bull trend.

Bitcoin is as well as likely, the altcoins however are less certain going by Coinbase. The company mentions lower liquidity and higher volatility among altcoins as possible threats. 

BTC, however, is far more solid relative to it considering its well-established position in the market, and institutional backing. BTC is currently moving better than all the other altcoins with regard to market statistics.

On-chain information also gives a little idea of what is currently occurring with the price of BTC. In contrast to its crawling recovery, another group of long-term shareholders is undertaking a massive migration following several years of smooth returns. 

Analyst James Check added: The profit-taking, which follows this, is the major impediment to breaching some prices of Bitcoin. Older wallets are now giving out, and as they go viral, BTC is getting a flood of selling pressure which gives some bulls recovery gains.

The sheer volume of sell-side pressure from existing Bitcoin holders is **still** not widely appreciated, but it has been THE source of resistance.

Not manipulation, not paper Bitcoin, not suppression.

Just good old fashioned sellers.

Also, it won’t become irrelevant. https://t.co/4QnfCn2f7w pic.twitter.com/YiK7gtjkzj

— _Checkmate (@_Checkmatey_) October 19, 2025

Bitcoin remains an asset that institutional investors desire to have in their portfolios regardless of the detrimental fluctuations in the market in the short term. With the favorable macro environment, and consistent institutional backing, the future of Bitcoin in 2026 is bright with some chances.

Coinbase continues to be relatively conservative with respect to altcoins and, with Bitcoin having a strong fundamental on its books, it appears that a great deal of institutional size asset might be working with the digital as its asset of choice.

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