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In 2026, the world of cryptocurrency will no longer be just about "trading coins" — it is becoming a part of our daily lives.

Imagine this: stablecoins will no longer be niche tools, but will work like WeChat Pay, with instant transfers, almost zero fees, and even directly connect to your local bank card and street vendors. Cross-border workers will be able to receive dollars in real-time, and merchants can conduct global business without opening a bank account. What does this mean? The internet itself is becoming a bank.

Even cooler things are ahead:

AI agents will flood in on a large scale, but they cannot be "digital ghosts." In the future, every AI will need a "digital ID" (KYA), just like your credit score. Without it, AIs won’t even be allowed to shop online.

And privacy will become the biggest moat of blockchain. When all chains can transfer quickly, only those that can "keep secrets" will make you reluctant to leave — because cross-chain is easy, but crossing "privacy" is hard; moving your assets can easily expose their traces.

In 2026, prediction markets will also transform into "social oracles." Not only betting on the U.S. elections, but even "will a certain celebrity divorce?" could be open for betting. AI agents may even trade and gather intelligence within this, becoming tireless political analysts.

But don't forget — behind all this, the law needs to catch up with technology. If the U.S. passes new cryptocurrency legislation, blockchain can truly operate in a "decentralized" manner, no longer allowing lawyers to make decisions for engineers.

The future has arrived, but it is not yet evenly distributed.