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Haseeb: Crypto Predictions for 2026
“slow and steady beats new and shiny…the trend lines mostly continue”
Predictions across Macro, DeFi, Stablecoins, Regulation, Prediction Markkets, AI, and more:
> BTC is > $150K by year-end, but BTC dominance decreases in 2026.
> Stablecoin supply expands by ~60% in 2026, and USD remains 99%+.
> Equity perps take off, becoming >20% of total DeFi perp volume by EOY.
> Primary AI use cases in crypto remain within software engineering and security
> Prediction markets grow like crazy.
> Big legal fights over sportsbetting regulation and federal pre-emption, but nothing major gets resolved next year, so status quo continues through 2026.👇
https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2005734122745139704