After a stellar 2025, cryptocurrency has endured a difficult start to 2026. So what's behind the downturn and where do investors go from here?

On this episode of the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson is joined by Justin Lin, investment strategist at Global X ETFs, to discuss the latest price movements and what could lie ahead for the crypto market.

00:00 Introduction

01:45 Bitcoin and Ethereum performance in 2026

02:55 What's been driving the downturn?

05:15 How Australian investors are reacting

07:45 Crypto battles AI for investor attention

09:20 Institutional demand and ETF adoption

11:00 The long-term investment case

13:45 Outlook for the second half of 2026 and beyond

14:55 Conclusion

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