Crypto for Advisors: Digital assets outran stocks and gold in Q3
Digital assets significantly outperformed traditional stocks and gold in the third quarter of 2026, marking a strong recovery for the crypto market. Factors such as easing geopolitical tensions and increased institutional inflows contributed to this growth.
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The convergence of traditional finance and digital assets, alongside institutional adoption, is reshaping global investment strategies.
In today’s newsletter, Joshua de Vos and Jacob Joseph of CoinDesk Research break down how digital assets turned around in Q3, outperforming stocks and gold.
Then, in “Ask an Expert,” Kevin Tam explains crypto perpetuals.
Have three minutes? Mesh is conducting a 2026 State of Digital Money Survey to understand how financial institutions, digital-asset businesses and infrastructure providers experience regulatory fragmentation across markets. Responses are anonymous and results will be shared in this newsletter. (edited)
Digital assets rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2026, ending three consecutive quarters of losses and delivering their strongest performance of the year. As presented in CoinDesk’s latest Quarterly Review and Outlook, the recovery was shaped by easing geopolitical pressure, a more constructive liquidity backdrop and the return of institutional flows.
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