Will 2026 Be an Up or Down Year for Bitcoin and Crypto?

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Will 2026 be bullish or bearish for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market? Analysts Alex Thorn and Ryan Graham see countervailing forces. 🔥 EPISODE LINK 🔥 👉 https://unchainedcrypto.com/why-2026-is-too-chaotic-to-make-crypto-predictions 👈 Thank you to our sponsor, Mantle! [https://www.hackquest.io/vi/hackathons/Mantle-Global-Hackathon-2025] After a disappointing 2025 for Bitcoin and crypto, the big question is whether 2026 will be better or worse. In this Unchained podcast episode, Galaxy Digital Research chief Alex Thorn and Messari analyst Ryan Graham share their 2026 outlook for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, suggesting the market faces “countervailing forces.” Meanwhile, is Ethereum building for a future that may never come? Plus, why killer apps alone are not enough and did Polymarket and Kalshi make a mistake by jumping into sports betting? Guests: ⭐️ AJC, Research Analyst at Messari ⭐️ Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital Timestamps: 🚀 00:00 Introduction 👀 1:04 Why the four-year cycle is "empirically" dead 🫣 4:18 Why the 2026 outlook is so mixed for crypto ⚠️ 11:45 What now for DATs? 🫠 17:07 Why questions remain around Ethereum's value 🤔 26:52 Can Solana transition from memecoins to more durable revenue generating businesses? 🧐 32:32 Is history of downtime a consideration for institutional adoption? ⁉️ 38:16 Will Hyperliquid remain king or will another take the perp DEX throne? 😬 45:03 Was venturing into sports betting a mistake for Polymarket and Kalshi? 👀 51:29 Can the privacy meta continue in 2026? 🤔 59:30 How will the stablecoin competition play out? 🔮 1:09:00 Alex and Ryan offer predictions on agentic commerce --- #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! CHECK OUT THE CRYPTOPIANS → [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzunCFXrv4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzunCFXrv4) WEBSITE → [https://unchainedcrypto.com](https://unchainedcrypto.com) UNCHAINED DAILY NEWSLETTER → [https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/](https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/) LAURA'S TWITTER → [https://x.com/laurashin](https://x.com/laurashin) UNCHAINED TWITTER → [https://x.com/unchained_pod](https://x.com/unchained_pod) FACEBOOK → [https://www.facebook.com/unchainedwithlaurashin](https://www.facebook.com/unchainedwithlaurashin) INSTAGRAM → [https://www.instagram.com/laurashin/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/laurashin/?hl=en) LINKEDIN → [https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin/) MERCHANDISE → [https://unchainedpodcast.company.site/](https://unchainedpodcast.company.site/) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW EPISODES OF UNCHAINED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY! ALONG WITH BITS & BIPS AND THE CHOPPING BLOCK Apple → [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1) Spotify → [https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w](https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w) RSS Feed → 000000000 YOUR NO-HYPE RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CRYPTO!