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🔥 Hot topic across the internet! Galaxy releases 26 major predictions for the 2026 crypto market: Will BTC hit 250,000, and will stablecoins surpass traditional payments?
How will the market behave in 2026 after a rollercoaster ride in 2025?
Galaxy Research has just released its annual heavyweight report, providing 26 key predictions—from Bitcoin trends, Layer 1 competition, to stablecoin explosions, DeFi governance innovations, and even the implementation of AI payments… a lot of valuable insights, quick overview of the highlights!
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🚀 Overview of Core Predictions
📈 Bitcoin and Macroeconomics
1. BTC may reach 250,000 by the end of 2026, with the options market showing a sharp division in bullish and bearish expectations.
2. Volatility structurally declines, asset attributes approach traditional macro categories, and institutional adoption continues to deepen.
⚙️ Public Chains and Layer 2
1. The market capitalization of Solana’s internet capital market skyrockets to 2 billion USD, with economic activity shifting from memes to real earnings.
2. At least one mainstream L1 will integrate revenue-generating applications, directly returning value to tokens (e.g., native DEX or stablecoin).
3. Enterprise-grade L1 will no longer remain in pilot stages and will become a real settlement layer, settling over 1 billion USD in economic activities.
💸 Stablecoins and Asset Tokenization
1. The annual trading volume of stablecoins will surpass ACH, becoming a mainstream payment track.
2. The SEC may introduce an “innovation exemption,” allowing tokenized securities to enter DeFi.
3. A mainstream bank will accept tokenized stocks as collateral.
🔄 DeFi and New Financial Forms
1. The spot trading share of decentralized exchanges will exceed 25%.
2. Prediction market governance (Futarchy) will manage over 500 million USD in DAO funds.
3. The total market value of privacy coins will exceed 100 billion USD, with surging demand for on-chain asset privacy.
🏦 Acceleration of Traditional Financial Entry
1. The U.S. will add over 50 spot altcoin ETFs, in addition to 50 crypto asset ETFs.
2. Net inflows into spot crypto ETFs are expected to exceed 50 billion USD.
3. Mainstream asset allocation models will officially include Bitcoin (with an allocation of about 1%-2%).
💎 Core Insights of the Report
· Narratives gradually take shape: The market shifts from MEME-driven to real earnings and compliance development.
· Institutions get serious: ETFs, banks, and payment networks fully integrate, making crypto an unavoidable part of traditional finance.
· Value capture shifts: The trend of “fat applications” continues, and Layer 1 must rethink how to capture ecological value.
· Regulatory double-edged sword: Innovation exemptions and lawsuits go hand in hand, as the market explores new boundaries within a compliance framework.
