Market analyst and trader Willy Wu said this Friday, April 22, 2026, that Bitcoin (BTC) needs a long maturation period to establish itself as a means of asset protection.
Mr. Wu’s conclusion came after observing the following in light of the recent escalation of war tensions in the Middle East. Digital currencies showed high geopolitical sensitivity. In this regard, experts believe that it will take more than 10 years for Bitcoin to be accepted as a safe asset.
For example, the vulnerability of the Bitcoin price was evident from February 28 of this year, when the price fell from $70,000 to $63,218 as the US and Israel launched attacks on Iranian territory. The fact that led Wu to point out Most Bitcoiners consider BTC to be a safe asset. A truth he describes as “subtle.”
In that sense, analysts emphasized the usefulness of digital currencies in the midst of volatility. “It has the property of being a refuge asset. In times of war, you can cross the border and start over with a seed phrase without losing your wealth,” Wu explained.
For this reason, the Bitcoin network Possesses the characteristics needed to combat the failures of traditional finance. According to Wu, a currency should be “independent of the system and thrive even when the system collapses. These are the characteristics you would expect from a shelter.”
In fact, analysts such as BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argue that BTC has unique properties as a decentralized global asset. They are already positioning it as an attractive alternative in uncertain situations.
However, Wu emphasized that “to this day, in times of uncertainty and war, it is traded as a risk asset that is very sensitive to uncertainty.” Gap between technological possibilities and market reality Derived from the recognition of financial institutions.
“This is believed to be due to large capital pools not being aware of the nature of Bitcoin,” Wu claimed. too new and untested. That’s why it trades like the Nasdaq, an index that groups U.S. technology companies and is typically very volatile.
the result, Dependence on geopolitical environment arises. Therefore, in the context of the Middle East crisis, prices did not achieve stability until the ceasefire announced on April 22 and its subsequent extension. As reported by CriptoNoticias, this ultimately helped Bitcoin rise to $78,000.
Such actions confirm that the current price equilibrium remains fragile. Unless there is a clear definition of the Strait of Hormuzkey geographical points of oil trade, and the situation in Iran.
In this panorama, Wu predicts a paradigm shift in global investing and a broader outlook for the eventual recognition of Bitcoin. “It will take another 10 years, perhaps longer, for gold to be accepted by the market as a haven, and then it will rival the market capitalization of gold,” he concluded.
The entrenchment of this transition will culminate when Bitcoin manages to challenge gold’s market capitalization and finally establish itself as a pillar of the global financial system independent of geopolitical conflicts.
