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#BTC市场分析 Seeing this wave of institutional rhetoric, I need to review it from a historical perspective.
BlackRock lists Bitcoin as one of the three major investment pillars for 2025, while Galaxy and VanEck are respectively projecting million-dollar targets for 2026-2027—these voices sound very familiar. I still remember at the end of the 2017 bull market, similar institutions were telling similar stories, only back then the terminology was "blockchain revolution" rather than "non-correlated asset hedging."
But this time, there is indeed a difference. What's the difference? The pricing in the options market. Look at that wide price range—by the end of 2026, the probability of Bitcoin being worth from $50,000 to $2.5 million is quite high—this reflects real market uncertainty, not just one-sided optimism. This symmetrical risk pricing precisely indicates that the market is maturing.
Key observation: BlackRock's narrative has shifted from "providing access channels" to "allocation framework," which is a sign of institutional narrative upgrading. When large funds need to explain to LPs "why allocate to Bitcoin" rather than "how many times Bitcoin can rise," the market's expectation foundation has changed. On a macro level—federal deficits, currency devaluation, liquidity cycles—these driving forces are objectively present, and Bitcoin has indeed performed well in such environments historically.
But I must say: 2026 being described by multiple institutions as a "relatively dull" year is precisely the forecast I value most. True institutionalization doesn't bring explosive growth but leads to lower volatility and more mature pricing. This cycle won't repeat the madness of 2013 and 2017; instead, it will establish a more gold-like, slow but steady asset status.
Time will tell us the answer.