What BlackRock, Coinbase and 11 other industry giants predict for crypto in 2026
2026-01-06 18:55
Source: DL News The world’s top financial institutions are betting big on crypto in 2026. Collectively, they oversee about $22 trillion in assets — or about the GDP of the entire Eurozone — and occupy systemically important roles in global markets. Here’s what they predict in the new year. BlackRock Stablecoins will challenge governments’ control over their domestic currencies, BlackRock said in its annual outlook for global markets in 2026. As adoption of stablecoin surges, there’s a risk that the use of domestic currencies in emerging markets will decline, BlackRock said. The prediction comes on the heels of UK bank Standard Chartered cautioning in October that stablecoin adoption could drain over $1 trillion from bank accounts in emerging markets. Vitalik Buterin warns of two threats to Ethereum if BlackRock gets any bigger Beware of BlackRock and its ilk. A similar argument can be said for US banks. They are threatened...
