Gate Research Institute releases Bitcoin institutionalization trend and monetary policy outlook for 2026

Gate Research Institute pointed out in its report "Review of the Cryptocurrency Market in 2025 and Outlook for 2026" that the total market value of the cryptocurrency market will experience a trend of "first falling, then rebounding, and then falling back" in 2025. The trading scale of on chain perpetual contracts will expand, and liquidity and trading experience will improve. The predicted market trading volume will exceed billions of dollars, and the function will gradually upgrade to a pricing signal layer for macroeconomic and policy expectations. The improvement of stablecoin settlement efficiency and the growth of cross-border consumption demand are driving the expansion of the encrypted payment field. The Web3 industry completed nearly 1000 financing transactions throughout the year, with a total scale of approximately 34.9 billion US dollars. The number of security incidents decreased, but individual losses increased. Looking ahead to 2026, the holding structure of Bitcoin will shift towards large institutions and professional custodians, and the path of monetary policy will depend on the evolution of economic data.