Tether CEO: AI bubble is the biggest risk to Bitcoin

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has warned that a potential AI bubble in 2026 could negatively impact Bitcoin. He stated that Bitcoin remains highly correlated with capital markets and would likely be affected by a stock market bubble, which he believes is currently forming amid the AI boom, Cointelegraph reported. However, Ardoino added that beyond the risk of an AI bubble, he sees no other major threats to Bitcoin's price in 2026, citing increasing purchases from pension funds and governments. He explained that a massive crash of around 80%, similar to those seen in 2022 or early 2018, is unlikely to happen again. Ardoino also expressed an optimistic outlook on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), predicting that security tokens and commodities will experience enormous growth.