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 policy shifts.

eToro competes in a crowded field of retail-oriented trading platforms, but Assia thinks the platform has carved out a niche for itself among retail traders who utilize its more advanced features….