Why Holding Anything But Bitcoin Has Been a Losing Bet for Two Years

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What happened

A Glassnode and Bybit report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle, with froth pooling in the market's riskiest corners even as Bitcoin does the heavy lifting.

Key facts

  • Reported by Decrypt and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:01:03 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Strategy CEO Phong Le: We Want to Be the JPMorgan of Bitcoin

  2. Coinbase Policy Chief: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Outlook

  3. T. Rowe Price’s Blue Macellari: Bitcoin is Now Core to the Debasement Conversation

  4. Move Over Housing – Bitcoin is Gen Z’s New Wealth Building Asset

  5. Bitcoin Price Hits an $82K Wall After a Wild $7,000 Comeback

  6. Why Holding Anything But Bitcoin Has Been a Losing Bet for Two Years

  7. A Little More Orange: Saylor Signals Fresh Strategy Bitcoin Buy

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