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Coinbase’s head of investment research, David Duong, said momentum from crypto exchange-traded funds, stablecoins, tokenization, and clearer rules is likely to build through 2026 and speed up wider use of digital assets.
“We expect these forces to compound in 2026 as ETF approval timelines compress,” he said. According to Duong, last year laid important groundwork by giving more regulated paths for investors and by pushing crypto tools closer to normal finance.
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Regulatory Steps Spur Institutional Moves
Duong pointed out that clearer rulebooks in the US and Europe are changing how big institutions handle crypto. The US has moved toward stablecoin oversight with
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