Bitwise Releases Top 10 Predictions for the 2026 Crypto Market: The Bull Market Will Continue, Bitcoin Will Reach New Highs

Bitwise believes that 2026 will be a year of a bull market for cryptocurrencies. From institutional adoption to regulatory advancements, the current positive trends in cryptocurrency are too strong to be suppressed in the long term. Here are Bitwise's top ten predictions for the coming year.

• Prediction 1: Bitcoin will break its four-year cycle and reach a new all-time high.
• Prediction 2: Bitcoin's volatility will be lower than Nvidia's.
• Prediction 3: ETFs will purchase more than 100% of the new supply of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, as institutional demand accelerates.
• Prediction 4: Cryptocurrency stocks will outperform tech stocks.
• Prediction 5: Polymarket's open contract volume will reach an all-time high, surpassing levels seen during the 2024 election.
• Prediction 6: Stablecoins will be blamed for undermining the stability of emerging market currencies.
• Prediction 7: The assets under management of on-chain vaults (also known as "ETF 2") will double.
• Prediction 8: Ethereum and Solana will reach new all-time highs (if the CLARITY Act is passed).
• Prediction 9: Half of the Ivy League endowment funds will invest in cryptocurrencies.
• Prediction 10: The U.S. will launch over 100 cryptocurrency-linked ETFs. Additional prediction: The correlation between Bitcoin and stocks will decrease.