Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said Bitcoin remains some way from becoming mature digital gold because its volatility makes traditional financial institutions reluctant to treat it as a reliable store of value. Zhou made the assessment in a Cointelegraph interview at Paris Blockchain Week on April 15, 2026, with the remarks reported by Wu Blockchain on September 20. He said his long-term view remains that Bitcoin will eventually establish itself as digital gold, while stablecoins might be more effective for everyday transactions. The source also said Bitcoin's market-cap dominance recently surged to 45% amid fluctuating demand for stablecoins, a market backdrop traders are watching as they assess Bitcoin's longer-term role.