10 Crypto Predictions for 2026

w/ @BitwiseInvest @Matt_Hougan & @RasterlyRock

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In his recent article, @VitalikButerin wrote about ETH as a 'Triple Point Asset'

But what is a 'Triple-Point Asset'?

Before EIP1559 popularized ETH as 'Ultra Sound Money', the popular framework for ETH was the 'Triple Point Asset'

It's an older meme, but it checks out!
👇 In chemistry, a 'triple point' is a specific temperature and pressure where all three phases of a matter (solid, liquid, gas) exist together

A 'triple-point asset' extends this concept to the three classes of financial assets
- Capital Assets
- SoV Assets
- Commodity Assets

BIG predictions for 2025 from @BitwiseInvest

Following 2024's record growth, institutional adoption, and regulatory shifts, Bitwise's @Matt_Hougan and @RasterlyRock shared 2025 predictions on trends shaping digital assets' future. Here's a summary: 👇 1️⃣ BTC, ETH, and SOL Will Reach New Highs

After 2024 gains of 128%, 62%, and 130%, respectively, Bitwise predicts the majors will keep surging to hit:

• Bitcoin: $200K
• Ethereum: $7K
• Solana: $750

3 upcoming crypto games you won't want to miss: First off, bookmark this thread to come back later and play on your own time 🔖

Now let's dive into @wmpeaster's list 👇

The crypto x AI experience just got an upgrade.

This is how to make a 3-minute no-code AI bot with Virtuals Protocol.

Yes -- even for non-technical anons 🧵 Bookmark this thread to come back and build your bot later.

Ethereum is pursuing a rollup-centric scaling roadmap

Where do appchains fit into the vision? .@uniswap's recently announced Unichain has reignited debate about when it's appropriate for an application to launch its own chain and is a perfect case study for appchain feasibility...

So now, let's answer the question: are appchains here to stay?

If you hold the "Based Introduced" NFT, you can claim the new $BASED token on @base 👇 When the testnet of Base was first launched in February 2023, the Layer 2's team released a free commemorative NFT mint, "Base Introduced"

The open edition was collected more than 485k times by over 370k wallets, making it one of the most widely distributed NFTs ever!

Feeling @Polymarket prediction FOMO?

Tap into our 101 guide on how to get started with your first bet 💰📘 Polymarket has continued to be the standout crypto app this cycle

The platform is at all-time highs when it comes to new accounts, open interest, daily active traders, & monthly volume

Its biggest markets below boast nearly $550 million in bets between them

A beginner's guide to making AI art with @midjourney

A 🧵to get you from 0️⃣ ---> 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ You should bookmark this thread so you can come back and learn the basics on your own time ⏰

🫧 The Everything Bubble

Here's why crypto is risky and you should be prepared to loose it all

An opinion thread 🧵 AI has almost single-handedly catapulted stock indexes to new all-time highs, but recent indications suggest this unprecedented bubble just burst

Crypto sentiment may already be extremely pessimistic, but that doesn’t mean the industry outlook won't get worse from here 👇

What Solana is Building 🏗️

Despite the price action and memecoin markets, Solana’s most bullish developments have been technological

Dive into the innovations driving Solana forward 👇 1⃣ Solana L2s and Rollups

Solana's 1.18.15 update added a central scheduler for handling high transaction volumes, but ongoing congestion has spurred talks about moving to a modular design with SVM L2s and rollups to tackle costs and congestion.

The Bull Case for Lido 🐂

A Thread 🧵 $LDO has sharply underperformed ETH in 2024 as users pivot to restaking

Recently, the token took another big hit after @SECGov designated $stETH as an unregistered crypto asset security

Nonetheless, the bull case for LDO has never been stronger 🐂🎯

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These NFTs are poised to be the dominant PFP for @base 🔵

Everything you need to know 🧵: The Base NFT scene is still wide open -- the time is ripe for an NFT collection to rise up & become the L2’s dominant profile picture project

The collection with the best prospects for this ascendancy over the next six months? In @WPeaster's opinion, it’s @onchaingaias

In a new blog post, Vitalik broke down the differences between the Layer 2 and Ethereum sharding visions

A non-technical explainer 🧵: Vitalik explored parallels between L2s & sharding, noting how both approaches aim to handle large transaction volumes efficiently

He emphasized the endgame for both methods:

1. ZK-SNARKs for computation verification
2. Data Availability Sampling for data verification

What are Heroglyphs?

Understanding how this new protocol can fundamentally change Ethereum with an ELI5 🧵👇: Whether we want to admit it or not, centralization remains a significant concern for our industry, facing most major blockchains, even Ethereum

A new protocol, Heroglyphs, approaches this problem differently, turning to speculation to make the solo staker’s role more enticing

Onchain gaming is about to LVL 🆙

Here's how @redstonexyz will change the game 🧵👇

1/6 ⛓ Onchain Engine

@latticexyz is the team behind @mud_dev, a framework for building onchain apps

Because of MUD’s rising popularity with gaming projects & autonomous worlds, its sometimes referred to as an onchain game engine

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Bored Apes — two years ago, they were on top of the world with a 128ETH floor price

Now, some are saying they're on life support sub 13ETH

Is it time to call it? 💀 Or are there grounds to still be bullish?

A 🌶️ Take 👇 🕰️ The Past

Yuga Labs, BAYC's creators, were riding high after announcing their Otherside gaming metaverse & acquiring CryptoPunks & Meebits

This momentum created a fervor, with collectors piling into Bored Apes like never before, pushing the floor price astronomically high

Solana's Promising AI Plays

These are the 5 AI x crypto projects to watch in the Solana ecosystem

1/8 🤝 @Solana Meets AI

Despite recent transaction traffic jams, Solana's generally proven to be a capable option for AI x Crypto narrative projects that need to handle many transactions quickly

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BlackRock's first tokenized fund is a bigger deal than people think 🧠

Here's why👇 (1/6) 👀 The Vision

@BlackRock CEO Larry Fink previously acknowledged the benefits of tokenization, stating that tokenized assets are the next generation for markets

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The 12 Hottest Crypto Narratives of 2024

An ELI5 🧵: 🤖 Decentralized AI

These are AI systems that aren't under the control of a single org

Narrative: AI + crypto will be a main theme this cycle as it's likely the most easily understandable investment opp for the masses

Examples: @bittensor_ / @rendernetwork / @getgrass_io

Web3 is meeting Web2 in a MASSIVE way

This is why the ENS 🤝 GoDaddy partnership is bigger than you think

A THREAD 🧵: @ensdomains @GoDaddy 🌐 New Partnership

This collaboration allows @GoDaddy’s extensive customer base to easily connect crypto wallets to their traditional domains via ENS

Users can now easily manage their traditional domain names in combo with linked ENS names in a single platform