ChainThink report, December 29: Galaxy releases its 2026 crypto forecast featuring 26 key insights:

Bitcoin is expected to reach $250,000 by 2027, with a gradual approach to price appreciation; however, due to broad implied volatility from options and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, clear predictions for 2026 remain challenging.

Solana’s on-chain economy will transition from the Meme cycle to revenue-generating applications, driving the Internet Capital Market (ICM) valuation from approximately $750 million to $2 billion.

The Solana inflation reduction proposal will fail to pass (SIMD-0411 withdrawn), leaving Solana’s inflation reform in deadlock, as it takes a backseat to market structure improvements—no proposals are expected to pass in 2026.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will pave the way for tokenized securities in decentralized finance (DeFi), enabling compliant tokenized securities to integrate into DeFi ecosystems, with formal rulemaking commencing later in 2026.

By the end of 2026, trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) will account for over 25% of spot trading volume, as more traders and market makers migrate toward on-chain trading.