On December 20, Galaxy Research released its 2026 annual forecast, noting Bitcoin’s market volatility in 2026 is too high to predict with precision — though the cryptocurrency still has a shot at a new all-time high this year, and could hit $250,000 by the end of 2027. Key additional forecasts include: – Stablecoin transaction volume may outpace the U.S. ACH system in 2026; – The Solana ecosystem is poised to keep expanding, with enterprise-grade public blockchains shifting from experimental use to real-world settlement; – The U.S. crypto market could see more ETF launches and increased institutional fund inflows; – On-chain payments integrating DeFi, tokenized assets, and AI will advance further — viewed as a key driver of the next phase in crypto infrastructure evolution.
