Bitcoin and Stocks: Is the Divorce Final? Analysts Split on Crypto’s Independence
Bitcoin’s rocky romance with traditional equities might be over—or maybe it’s just on a break. After months of mirroring stock market swings, BTC’s recent price action has traders debating whether crypto’s poster child is finally marching to its own beat. Some point to decoupling signals as institutional adoption grows; others call it wishful thinking from bagholders desperate for a bullish narrative. Meanwhile, Wall Street quietly adjusts its algos—just in case the ’digital gold’ crowd isn’t entirely wrong this time. (Spoiler: They’ll still charge you a 2% management fee either way.)