2026 Digital Asset Outlook: Dawn of the Institutional Era
Fifteen years ago, crypto was an experiment: just one asset (Bitcoin) with a market capitalization of about $1 million. Today, crypto is an emerging industry and mid-sized alternative asset class, consisting of millions of individual tokens with a combined market capitalization of about $3 trillion (Exhibit 1). Now, a more complete regulatory architecture across major economies is deepening the integration of public blockchains with traditional finance and fueling long-term capital inflows into the marketplace.#BTC
