FORBES: THE BIG 3 CRYPTO THEMES FOR 2026 ARE ALREADY PLAYING OUT
The hype cycles are over. Forbes says 2026 will be shaped by real structural shifts that are already visible today:
🧠 Institutions aren’t dabbling anymore They’re building long-term exposure through ETFs, custody, tokenization, and onchain settlement -- not trading memes.
🏗️ Infrastructure + regulation finally matter Market structure, custody, stablecoins, and tokenized assets are moving from theory to production. This is plumbing, not headlines.
🌍 Crypto is bleeding into the real economy From tokenized stocks and treasuries to payments, prediction markets, and AI agents, blockchain is becoming a financial rail -- not a side bet.
This is why price has felt frustrating, because capital is being absorbed into systems, not chased into pumps.
2026 doesn’t look like a typical bull market. It looks like crypto growing up -- and that’s when the biggest money usually shows up.
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FORBES: THE BIG 3 CRYPTO THEMES FOR 2026 ARE ALREADY PLAYING OUT
The hype cycles are over. Forbes says 2026 will be shaped by real structural shifts that are already visible today:
🧠 Institutions aren’t dabbling anymore
They’re building long-term exposure through ETFs, custody, tokenization, and onchain settlement -- not trading memes.
🏗️ Infrastructure + regulation finally matter
Market structure, custody, stablecoins, and tokenized assets are moving from theory to production. This is plumbing, not headlines.
🌍 Crypto is bleeding into the real economy
From tokenized stocks and treasuries to payments, prediction markets, and AI agents, blockchain is becoming a financial rail -- not a side bet.
This is why price has felt frustrating, because capital is being absorbed into systems, not chased into pumps.
2026 doesn’t look like a typical bull market. It looks like crypto growing up -- and that’s when the biggest money usually shows up.