Bernstein said bitcoin's increasingly diversified ownership base supports its long-term store-of-value thesis.

Not one, but several overlapping headwinds are hitting the crypto market at once, weighing on bitcoin's price, the firm's head of research Greg Cipolaro said.

Bernstein analysts said bitcoin’s “boring cycle” and $2.6 billion worth of ETF outflows in 2026 do not weaken its store-of-value thesis.