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Crypto is entering a new phase of maturity.
After a decade defined by experimentation, speculation, and repeated infrastructure resets, 2026 will be the year when durable market structure matters more than narratives.
These 17 predictions outline how capital formation, consumer distribution, and protocol design evolve as crypto shifts from a niche financial subculture into the substrate of global finance.
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