TechFlow news, December 20, Galaxy Research released its cryptocurrency market forecast for 2026.
The report predicts Bitcoin will reach $250,000 by the end of 2027, but states that the 2026 market is too volatile to accurately predict. Currently, options markets assign equal probability to Bitcoin reaching either $70,000 or $130,000 by the end of June 2026, and also equal probability to it ending the year at either $50,000 or $250,000.
Other key predictions include: at least one Layer-1 blockchain will integrate revenue-generating applications that directly return value to its native token; stablecoin trading volume will surpass the ACH system; decentralized exchanges will capture over 25% of spot trading volume; the total market capitalization of privacy coins will exceed $100 billion; and the United States will see the launch of more than 50 spot altcoin ETFs and an additional 50 cryptocurrency ETFs (excluding spot single-coin products).
