In brief
- ARK Invest forecasts Bitcoin could account for roughly 70% of a projected $28 trillion digital-asset market by 2030, driven by ETF adoption and corporate treasuries.
- DeFi value shifts from networks to applications, as fee-generating protocols scale faster and begin to rival fintech platforms in revenue efficiency and assets under management.
- Tokenized markets move toward the mainstream, with ARK projecting up to $11 trillion in tokenized real-world assets by 2030.
Bitcoin, decentralized finance applications, and tokenized real-world assets are poised to dominate crypto development in 2026, with experts saying regulatory clarity will determine whether innovation translates into mainstream adoption.
ARK Invest’s latest research…
Jan 22 2026
