The traditional "four-year cycle" framework is no longer enough to explain the market.

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In 2025, we witnessed a historic dislocation between verified economic activity and asset pricing. While valuations faced headwinds, the industry’s infrastructure solidified at an industrial pace. This is the basis of our 2026 House View.

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We are entering a year of "Strategic Re-Rating," where the compounding utility of the settlement layer forces a convergence between depressed valuations and institutional reality.

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The trade for 2026 is no longer about riding a cyclical tide, it is about capturing the arbitrage in this new structure.

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TL;DR

Regulation & market structure
MiCA/CARF in effect, U.S. stablecoin framework advancing, Swiss developments accelerating institutional access.

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Stablecoins as settlement rails
2025 transfer volume hit ~$27 trillion. Supply now ~$307 billion. This is no longer experimental infrastructure.

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RWA & tokenization
The "flight to pristine collateral" is real. Treasury-backed tokens and on-chain credit are scaling.

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On-chain signals
Late-cycle characteristics with near-term asymmetries pointing to stabilization. Not a call, just what the data shows.

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Sectors to watch
Interoperability, ZK/privacy infrastructure, prediction markets, decentralized AI.

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The market is moving beyond narrative-driven cycles toward a regime defined by regulation, institutional rails, and on-chain financial infrastructure.

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This report is your playbook for a market that is transitioning from a retail-driven cycle to a complex institutional regime.

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