A crypto wallet to be integrated by a Big Tech company in 2026, while more Fortune 100 firms are expected to launch their own blockchains, says Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi. Fintechs creating L1s may struggle to attract users. Qureshi predicts banks and fintechs will adopt Avalanche blockchain and existing crypto toolkits.

Fortune 100 financial firms like JPMorgan and Bank of America have private blockchains. Galaxy Digital predicts a Fortune 500 bank, cloud provider, or eCommerce platform will launch a layer 1 blockchain settling over $1 billion in 2026. Qureshi expects a major Big Tech company to launch a crypto wallet next year.

Qureshi believes public fintech chains won’t challenge Ethereum. Metrics like daily active addresses and stablecoin flows will underwhelm for new L1 blockchains. Best developers will stick to neutral infrastructure chains.

Bitcoin may surpass $150,000 by 2026, but Bitcoin dominance will decrease. Galaxy Digital refrains from a specific prediction due to market volatility. Tether’s stablecoin dominance is expected to drop from 60% to 55%.

Prediction markets will thrive in 2026, while AI won’t have significant use in crypto beyond security, according to Qureshi. No effective solution is foreseen to prevent spambot proliferation on social platforms.

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