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From @a16zcrypto - 17 things they're excited about for crypto in 2026... 1. Better, more clever onramps/ offramps for stablecoins 2. Thinking about tokenization of real world assets, and stablecoins, in a more crypto-native way 3. Stablecoins unlock the bank ledger upgrade cycle — and new payment scenarios 4. The internet becomes the bank 5. Wealth management for all 6. From know your customer (KYC) to ‘know your agent’ (KYA) 7. We’ll use AI for substantive research tasks 8. The invisible tax on the open web 9. Privacy will be the most important moat in crypto 10. The (near) future of messaging isn’t just quantum-resistant. It’s decentralized 11. ‘Secrets-as-a-service’ 12. From ‘code is law’ to ‘spec is law’ 13. Prediction markets go bigger, broader, and smarter 14. The rise of staked media 15. Crypto offers a new primitive for use beyond blockchains 16. Trading as a way station, not the last stop, for crypto businesses 17. Unleashing the full potential of blockchains… when legal architecture finally matches technical architecture https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/big-ideas-things-excited-about-crypto-2026/

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