BlockBeats News, December 16, Asset management company Bitwise today released the Top 10 Crypto Market Predictions for 2026, stating that BTC, ETH, and SOL will hit all-time highs. Looking back at its Top 10 Crypto Market Predictions for 2025 released at the end of 2024, 3 were achieved, 4 were partially achieved, and 3 were not achieved:
01: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana will hit all-time highs, with Bitcoin’s trading price surpassing $200,000. (Partially achieved, only Bitcoin hit an all-time high)
02: Bitcoin ETF inflows in 2025 will surpass those of 2024. (Not achieved)
03: Coinbase will surpass Charles Schwab to become the world’s most valuable brokerage firm, with its stock price exceeding $700 per share. (Not achieved, highest stock price was $444.645)
04: 2025 will be the year of Crypto IPOs, with at least five crypto unicorn companies going public in the U.S. (Achieved)
05: AI-generated tokens will lead a Meme coin craze larger than 2024. (Partially achieved, AI Meme coin craze significant but overall scale did not exceed 2024 year-end)
06: The number of countries holding Bitcoin will double. (Achieved, increased from around 9-10 countries to 20+)
07: Coinbase will join the S&P 500 index, MicroStrategy will join the Nasdaq 100 index, adding crypto exposure to (almost) every U.S. investor’s portfolio. (Achieved)
08: The U.S. Department of Labor will relax guidance on cryptocurrency in 401(k) plans, leading to billions flowing into crypto assets. (Partially achieved, scale did not reach billions of dollars)
09: With the U.S. passing long-awaited stablecoin legislation, stablecoin assets will double to $400 billion. (Partially achieved, legislation passed, market cap grew to around $310 billion)
10: As Wall Street’s acceptance of cryptocurrency deepens, the value of Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization will exceed $500 billion. (Not achieved, RWA token total market value around $240-300 billion)
Its additional 2024 prediction was: By 2029, Bitcoin will surpass the $18 trillion gold market, with the trading price exceeding $1 million per coin.
