Coinbase Says Crypto Is Leaving Its Cycle Era Behind In 2026
Cryptocurrency markets are moving beyond historical boom-and-bust cycles and into a phase defined by institutional capital, payments infrastructure, and machine-driven activity, according to Coinbase, which argues that traditional frameworks for understanding digital asset markets are losing relevance.
The report positions 2026 as a year where crypto’s trajectory is shaped less by speculative retail behavior and more by structural demand drivers, including ETFs, corporate balance-sheet adoption, stablecoins, and regulated market access.
Coinbase says these forces have altered how capital enters the market, how assets are used, and how value is sustained over time.
Bitcoin Cycles Give Way To Institutional Market Structure
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