Bitget CEO Gracy releases five major cryptocurrency predictions for 2026

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen released five major predictions for cryptocurrency in 2026 on the X platform:

1. Integration of cryptocurrency and traditional finance into a single market: Cryptocurrency exchanges will offer traditional assets (stocks, ETFs, commodities), while banks and fintech companies will adopt cryptocurrency trading and custody services, blurring the lines between cryptocurrency and traditional finance. Around-the-clock global trading will become the standard rather than an innovation.

2. Stablecoins as global infrastructure: Stablecoins will surpass the digital dollar, becoming programmable settlement channels for remittances, salaries, fund management, and cross-border trade, especially in emerging markets where traditional banking services are slow and costly.

3. The end of altcoin season: The long-anticipated altcoin season has never truly arrived; it is structural rather than cyclical. (In other words, it will never come.)

4. Regulation is imperative: As global rules become increasingly clear, the "Wild West" era of offshore exchanges is coming to an end. Platforms that evade regulation will exit the market within three years.

5. Structural rather than speculative growth: The next phase of cryptocurrency will be determined by macro factors and infrastructure: the global scaling of capital flows, market settlements, and payments.