STS Digital CEO Says Institutional Options Selling, AI Boom, US Regulatory Delays Are Curbing Crypto’s Next Bull Run
Summary
- Maksim Zolier said increased options selling by institutional investors, the AI investment boom, and delays in US crypto regulation are the main factors holding back the next bull run.
- He said a meaningful bull run would require regulatory clarity, greater institutional investment in 24-hour financial infrastructure, and a supportive macro environment including interest-rate cuts or a resumption of monetary easing.
- He added that those conditions are unlikely to be met in the next few months, but the market is underestimating the pace of institutional crypto adoption and the speed at which traditional finance is applying crypto infrastructure.
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CoinDesk reported on August 31 that STS Digital Chief Executive Officer Maksim Zolier sees three main factors restraining the next rally in digital assets: increased options selling by institutional investors, the boom in artificial intelligence investment, and delays in US crypto regulation.
Zolier said those factors are limiting cryptocurrency price gains even as institutional investors have steadily expanded their adoption of blockchain technology over the past four years. A meaningful bull run would require regulatory clarity, greater institutional investment in 24-hour financial infrastructure, and a supportive macroeconomic backdrop, including interest-rate cuts or a resumption of monetary easing.
He said he does not expect those conditions to be met in the next few months. Still, he added that the market is underestimating the pace of institutional crypto adoption and the speed at which traditional finance is applying crypto infrastructure to global capital markets.
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