A New Chapter in Digital Asset Markets Bitcoin surged past the $92,000 mark on April 8, 2026, establishing a new all-time high and marking a 34% gain since the beginning of the year. The rally has been driven by a confluence of factors that have shifted institutional sentiment from cautious interest to active deployment, fundamentally altering the landscape of digital asset markets and forcing a reevaluation of portfolio construction frameworks across the investment management industry. The latest leg higher was catalyzed by BlackRock’s announcement that its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) had surpassed $75 billion in assets under management, making it…