Famed Coinbase (COIN) backer Fred Wilson predicts 2026 UX pivot for crypto
Fred Wilson, one of the most influential venture capitalists in the U.S., thinks crypto’s breakthrough moment in 2026 won’t come from new blockchains — but from making them invisible to their end users.
“Blockchains disappear behind better consumer interfaces that allow users to use, spend, trade, and send tokens without concerning themselves with which blockchain they are on,” Wilson, who called bitcoin an “interesting investment opportunity” back in 2011, wrote in a blog post published last week.
The prediction, tucked into a longer set of Wilson’s tech forecasts for 2026, reflects a view he has held for years: blockchain’s promise depends on ease of use, not technical horsepower.
Wilson is a founding partner of…
