State of Crypto live: What’s on the horizon for 2026?
With crypto markets navigating complex transitions, our recently published State of Crypto: Market Outlook 2026 offers essential reading for investors. In case you missed the December 17 webinar hosted by its authors, a recording is now available.
The conversation covers:
- Bitcoin and Ethereum market structure and recent performance.
- Stablecoin growth, usage, and implications for liquidity.
- ETF flows and positioning across major crypto assets.
- Interest rate expectations and macro-sensitive market behavior.
- Regulatory developments and policy considerations.
- Institutional participation and changing market dynamics.
- Prediction markets as an emerging onchain use case for global risk and information.
- Tokenization of real-world assets and its implications for capital markets.
Watch the replay to gain a data-driven overview of the current crypto market environment and the key signals the 21shares research team is monitoring as the cycle continues to mature.
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