Why the CEO of popular trading platform eToro says he's not sweating crypto winter, AI disruption, or interest rates in 2026

Raluca Maniță

Anxiety has been high among investors and consumers lately amid a cocktail of macroeconomic and market pressures, but Yoni Assia, the founder and CEO of trading platform eToro, isn't worried. Leading tech stocks have struggled year to date amid fears of  AI disruption  across a wide range of industries, while bearish sentiment has pressured crypto prices lower. Assia told Business Insider, though, that he believes both markets will rebound in 2026 and that he remains optimistic about monetary