🔮 CoinMarketCap published its view on the cryptocurrency market of 2026. Not just another 'bull confirmed', but a rather mature document on how the market structure, the role of users, institutions, and products are changing.
And most importantly — it resonates very well with what we have been discussing all year: crypto is ceasing to be a fair of narratives and is becoming a financial system with demands for quality, economics, and real benefits.
1️⃣ The center of value is shifting: not chains — but 'super apps'
Value is no longer concentrating on L1/L2. Most networks have failed to build a sustainable ecosystem. The user stops 'believing in the chain', they believe in the product that solves a problem.
This is logical evolution: those who will win are not the 'fastest' or 'cheapest', but those who can build service + economy + user retention.
2️⃣ Regulation is no longer an enemy — it is a business framework
Normalization of rules means one thing: clearer monetization. CMC predicts a movement of DeFi towards revenue sharing, buybacks, understandable economic models.
Crypto is gradually moving out of the zone of 'gray magic' into the zone of business logic. And that’s good.
3️⃣ Prediction markets — not hype, but a constant element of the market
2026 is not 'suddenly everyone will run to prediction markets', but rather:
this niche is becoming stable, understandable, and competitive.
Winners there will not be those with the loudest brand, but those who build partnerships, liquidity, and a convenient product.
4️⃣ The new hero — UX that builds liquidity
Builder-led UX is becoming the new standard of distribution.
A beautiful front is the past. UX = business. UX = liquidity.
Products are no longer waiting for users to adapt to technology. Now technology adapts to the user.
5️⃣ RWA — there is demand, but reality is more complex than presentations
The market is real, the case is strong.
But CMC honestly says: slow adoption, pricing issues, and market making.
That is not 'RWA will save everyone', but 'RWA will become an important but complex part of the ecosystem'.
6️⃣ Layer-2s are evolving into app-specific models
Not 'one chain for everything', but infrastructure for specific tasks.
Control, UX, predictive performance — this will determine where leading applications will live.
7️⃣ Investing is maturing: from 'one token' to structured strategies
CMC says directly: alpha is shifting to sector baskets, index exposure, and thoughtful portfolio strategies.
This is yet another confirmation: the fairy tale about 'the magical alt that will do x50' is ending.
The conversation about portfolio, risk management, and diversification is beginning.
8️⃣ 2026 has the potential for a bull — but no guarantee
CMC does not sell a fairy tale. They talk about a probable scenario, given macro weakening, stability, and market trust.
That is: yes, 2026 could be a strong year. But under conditions, not faith.
Conclusion from @MoonMan567
CoinMarketCap's forecast is important not because it 'paints a bull run'.
It is important because it describes a mature market: structural, selective, focusing on UX, the real economy of products, clear regulatory frameworks, and investment strategies, not a casino.
2026 could be the year of new growth.
But it will not be narratives that grow — the quality will grow.
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