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Bitcoin beyond the price: five narratives to watch

The era of interpreting bitcoin only through its price is over, the article says, as multiple forces now shape the crypto market. It highlights five drivers for 2026 cited by Cointelegraph: spot ETF fund flows as a gauge of institutional demand; volatility linked to digital asset treasury companies and index-treatment risks; mining fees and concerns over the network’s long-term security budget; unresolved scaling challenges despite Lightning’s growth; and regulatory shifts in the United States and the European Union.