2026🟢

The year 2025 was not an easy year for cryptocurrencies despite all the optimism surrounding it, with regulatory and structural changes in the US market expected. The crypto market experienced violent fluctuations affecting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other currencies. Will 2026 be less volatile for these cryptocurrencies?
Al-Sharq. I asked this question to its guest, Christopher Perkins, CEO of Coinbase Ventures, who predicted that $BTC prices will reach new record levels next year. He pointed out that the cryptocurrency market underwent a transformation in 2025, with retail investors exiting and institutional investors entering, describing it as a structural and ongoing change.
Perkins considered 2025 a "story of two cities," combining periods of strong performance with sharp declines. The most notable result was the change in the composition of market participants.
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, reached a record high of over $126,000 about two months ago, but later retreated by about 30%, struggling to find support levels.
One of the main reasons for this decline is that veteran investors have not stopped selling. Recent data shows that cryptocurrencies held for years are being sold at one of the fastest rates recorded in recent history, while the market's capacity to absorb them is decreasing.
Stablecoins in #2026
Perkins discussed stablecoins, noting that 2025 saw the enactment of the brilliant law #GeniusAct , which allowed for the expansion of the use of these currencies. He said that the market value or uses of stablecoins could reach around $600 billion in 2026.
Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a fixed value, unlike the price fluctuations seen in popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. They are often pegged to traditional currencies, usually the US dollar.
Regulations governing stablecoins have been enacted in various parts of the world, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. However, the most important legislation is the Directive Law and the establishment of national innovation for US stablecoins, known colloquially as the brilliant law, because most stablecoins are priced in US dollars and the US is one of the largest crypto markets in the world.
The USDT (Tether) and USDC (Circle) stablecoins dominate the stablecoin market, together accounting for more than 80% of the market volume.
Perkins also discussed the staking strategy #Circle , describing it as the most prominent idea that will carry over from 2025 to 2026, considering that converting assets into digital tokens allows for 24/7 management, unlike traditional markets.
Meanwhile, Coinbase Ventures CEO emphasized that volatility will remain a feature of the market even as institutional participation expands and enters investment portfolios#tokenization .#Binance .$ETH