Goldman Sachs tuned cautiously bullish on crypto stocks for H2 as $BTC and alts rise.

According to their latest research crypto trading volumes fell 30% in July and another 21% in August, extending the contraction beyond previous cycles.

Yet market cap has rebounded roughly 21% to $2.8T in just a week, while total trading activity remains around 75% below its peak.

This divergence is the key.

If market cap can hold these levels, Goldman sees room for volumes to catch up as the institutional picture is changing too:

- 35% of institutions still cite regulation as the biggest barrier

- 32% see regulatory clarity as the main catalyst for adoption