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The crypto market has entered a phase of structural growth and has definitively left behind the stage of disorderly adoption.

In 2025, the number of global cryptocurrency users reached 741 million, which implies a 12% year-on-year increase.

The number is impressive, but what is truly relevant is the change in the composition of growth: Bitcoin remains the axis of the system, although the dynamism is now on the side of Ethereum.

During the last year, the asset added users at a rate of 8.3%, reaching about 365 million holders. It concentrates almost half of the crypto investors globally and maintains its dominant role within the ecosystem.

Moreover, a trend that had been developing is confirmed. Bitcoin has ceased to be the main engine for the incorporation of new users. Its role today is different.

The growth of BTC is increasingly associated with institutional and political decisions, rather than retail adoption.

The Bitcoin rival that is growing in adoption.

The contrast appears with Ethereum. In 2025, the network showed a 22.6% year-on-year growth, bringing the user base to 175 million, almost three times the expansion rate of Bitcoin.

Ethereum has consolidated itself as the financial infrastructure of the crypto world. The main decentralized finance applications, the issuance of stablecoins, real asset tokenization projects, and the crypto treasury strategies of companies that are starting to incorporate digital assets structurally rely on its network.

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The 5 main cryptocurrency investment trends to watch in 2026

WISDOMTREE OPINION
The 5 main cryptocurrency investment trends to watch in 2026
Updated: 19-01-2026, 12:36:00
Dovile Silenskyte, - Director, Digital Assets Research, - WisdomTree
In 2026, the focus will not be on the survival of cryptocurrencies, but on their role in portfolios.

To a large extent, the speculative excesses of the early cycles have disappeared. What remains is infrastructure, regulation, and capital discipline. The center of gravity of cryptocurrencies is decisively shifting from retail experimentation to institutional investment in cryptocurrencies.

For professional investors, the relevant question is no longer whether cryptocurrencies are part of portfolios, but what role they play within them.

Here, we highlight five cryptocurrency investment trends that will define the markets in 2026 and why they are important for asset allocation, risk management, and portfolio creation.

1. Bitcoin becomes a strategic macro allocation rather than a tactical investment
The 2024-2025 phase of Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) focused on access. The year 2026 will focus on its role in the portfolio.

Physically-backed Bitcoin ETPs have firmly integrated Bitcoin into the infrastructure of the institutional market. At the same time, macroeconomic conditions remain structurally favorable. The growing fiscal predominance, the persistence of high sovereign debt burdens, and the current geopolitical fragmentation continue to reinforce the demand for non-sovereign monetary assets.
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What to invest in today: 4 Bitcoin rivals that could rise by up to 25%
The crypto market kicks off 2026 with a fragmented scenario. Bitcoin retains control of capital flow, liquidity remains tight, and most altcoins are far from their historical highs.
However, beneath that surface, selective signals are emerging that some investors and analysts already interpret as the prelude to a new cycle.
4 Bitcoin rivals that could rise by up to 25%
With Bitcoin at the forefront and liquidity still limited, some altcoins are showing their own signals that investors are closely monitoring ahead of 2026
By Víctor Zapata
New year, new coins: Bitcoin rivals that could rise by up to 25% in 2026
Digital Economy
The crypto market kicks off 2026 with a fragmented scenario. Bitcoin retains control of capital flow, liquidity remains tight, and most altcoins are far from their historical highs.
However, beneath that surface, selective signals are emerging that some investors and analysts already interpret as the prelude to a new cycle.
The dominance of the leading digital currency hovers around 59% and the Altcoin Season Index moves close to 37 points. These are data points that confirm a clear preference for BTC, but also leave space for tactical movements in projects with their own narratives, solid fundamentals, or specific catalysts.
In this context, this year is shaping up as a more realistic window for a sustained rise of altcoins, although not in a generalized manner.
The Bitcoin rivals that could rise
The start of January appears as a key moment for the short term. Analysts detect a possible weakness in Bitcoin's dominance, with graphical configurations that in the past enabled temporary rebounds of altcoins.
The date that several operators are watching is the first half of the month, when BTC's resistance would shift towards the area of u$s96.000. "If the price of Bitcoin rises while its dominance declines, the market could enable a mini altseason.

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The risk of a correction in the technology and bitcoin market
The high valuation of technology, driven by the AI narrative, exposes the market to an abrupt correction if the results are not as expected.
Muvdi is emphatic in pointing out that “any small mistake, any minor situation that NVIDIA shows in its negative earnings could generate a brutal, extremely strong drop in NVIDIA, and that would greatly drag down the stock indices and, consequently, bitcoin.”

The implications of a potential correction of NVIDIA could be severe for bitcoin. The analyst warns that if there is “a breakdown of artificial intelligence, and the indices drop 20%, bitcoin could drop 40%.”

This risk scenario coincides with the recent weakness of the digital asset. BTC has experienced a significant drop since the beginning of October, losing more than 25% since its peak in October 2025, which was above $126,000. Yesterday, November 18, bitcoin hit a seven-month low below $90,000, erasing all its gains for the year and leaving its annual performance at -2.10%.
Muvdi considers that the correlation between the digital asset and the risk markets is undeniable: “Bitcoin is not a refuge and will fall; it has been falling with the risk market. In fact, bitcoin is anticipating a stronger drop in the indices.
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Rise of USDT in the country: how to use it correctly through Venezuelan banking?
Major cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance are becoming increasingly present in the global market
The stablecoin Tether (USDT) has solidified its position as a financial tool increasingly used in Venezuela. Its constant parity of 1 to 1 with the US dollar has made this cryptocurrency a more common method for exchange and payment across various sectors.
USDT is a "stablecoin" whose value is backed by reserves (mainly US Treasury bonds and cash, audited by firms like BDO), which guarantees its stability against the volatility of other cryptocurrencies. This characteristic of stability makes it functionally equivalent to the dollar in everyday transactions.
Steps to correctly use USDT in Venezuela
The cryptocurrency ecosystem in Venezuela is robust, and its use is legally recognized. To start using USDT and take advantage of its benefits, follow these practical steps:
1. Open an Account on a Dominant Exchange
The quickest and safest way to obtain USDT is through an exchange platform. Binance is one of the leaders, offering a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) market where you can buy USDT directly from other users using Bolívares (VES) through bank transfers or Mobile Payment.
2. Acquire the Stable Cryptocurrency
P2P Trading: Select the option to buy USDT, choose your preferred payment method (transfer, Mobile Payment), and specify the amount in Bolívares. It is important to note that the process must be conducted only with a personal account.
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3. Train to take advantage of exchanges
Store of Value: Keeping funds in USDT protects capital as it is a stable currency.

Payments and Purchases: USDT can be used in businesses that accept it.
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The Czech National Bank buys bitcoin for the first time in its history
The Czech Republic is taking its first step in the purchase of bitcoin and stablecoins, although for now it is doing so for experimental purposes.
The Czech National Bank (CNB) took an unprecedented step by acquiring digital assets for the first time, in a transaction valued at one million dollars. According to the entity, the objective of the project is to gain practical experience with technologies based on cryptocurrencies and to evaluate their possible role within the country's financial system.

The bank explained that the investment was made outside of its international reserves and that it does not seek to obtain profitability, but rather to test the technical and regulatory processes associated with the management of crypto assets. The test portfolio includes bitcoin, a stablecoin backed by dollars, and a tokenized deposit, which will allow for the comparison of the behavior and characteristics of different types of assets. According to the governor of the entity, Aleš Michl, the initiative began in early 2025 as part of a strategy to study bitcoin from the perspective of a central bank.

Over time, the project expanded to encompass other forms of digital money, with the aim of analyzing the future of payments and the tokenization of financial assets. "We want to be prepared for the changes that the digitalization of the economy will bring," said Michl.

Furthermore, the official clarified that the Czech koruna will remain the only legal tender in the country and that the bank will continue to focus on maintaining price stability. However, he emphasized that in the coming years, new ways of investing and paying will emerge, and he does not rule out that citizens may acquire tokenized Czech bonds with the same ease as they currently make everyday purchases.

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Binance launches demo account for practicing trading
The bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange enables this feature with which strategies can be tested with fake money.
Binance, the bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchange with the highest global trading volume, has incorporated the Binance Demo Trading feature for spot and futures.
This is a simulated trading platform that Binance has incorporated so that the user can test strategies with fake money.
Since its beta launch two months ago, more than 250,000 users have already tried Binance Demo Trading. The feature allows users to practice trading in a simulated environment with virtual funds: $5,000 for spot and $16,800 for futures, with the option to reset them to the initial amounts at any time.
The platform offers a realistic simulation of the spot and futures trading interfaces, including order types, charts, platform features, and API compatibility for placing orders.
"Our new feature Binance Demo Trading emphasizes simplicity, ease of use, and offers a simulated trading experience without using real funds, making it ideal for beginners. At the same time, existing and even advanced users can benefit from experimenting with products or strategies they may not have tried before, before moving on to real trading.
How to use Binance Demo Trading?
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Bitcoin declines due to a shift in expectations about the FED
The digital currency is approaching the level of $100,000, after weeks of fluctuations in the markets.
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has dropped sharply in recent hours, reaching $101,680 at the time of this publication.

The decline of bitcoin occurs after the market reduced its expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve (FED) of the United States in December, which has pressured the digital currency downward.
Until a week ago, most analysts expected the FED to continue its monetary easing cycle with a new cut of 25 basis points in December. However, the probabilities have changed significantly.

According to the CME FedWatch, market bets now assign a 65.4% probability that the target rate will be between 3.50% and 3.75%, compared to 34.6% that expects to maintain the current range of 3.75%–4.00%.

In the same vein, the prediction markets of Polymarket reflect a 71% probability of a cut, but with a notable increase in the expectations of 'no change', which already sum up to 27%.
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The new client that divides Bitcoin consolidates in the top
Version v30 of Bitcoin Core is one of the two most chosen by the network node runners.
The latest update of Bitcoin Core, v30, published on October 12, has consolidated as one of the two most used client versions by Bitcoin nodes.
On November 11, mononautical, developer of mempool.space, shared an image on X showing that, at that time, Core v30 was the most used software.

It recorded 2,509 nodes, 10.66% of the total. Closely following was Core v28, with 2,507 nodes, 10.65%.
However, those figures have changed slightly since that publication. As of the closure of this article, Core v28 leads the list with 2,397 nodes, equivalent to 10.70%.

Next, version 30 with 2,348 nodes, 10.48%, and Core v29, with 1,904 nodes (8.50%). In total, there are around 23,000 Bitcoin node runners.
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Supermarkets in Venezuela accelerate the use of cryptocurrencies
ANSA expects that payments with cryptocurrencies in its stores will reach 10% of transactions by the first quarter of 2026.
The National Association of Supermarkets and Self-Services (ANSA) confirmed today that Venezuelans are making purchases with cryptocurrencies in commercial establishments across the country. Ítalo Atencio, president of ANSA, revealed this growing trend during an interview.

The change responds to the accelerated digital adoption in Venezuela. Atencio detailed that, currently, at least three daily transactions use crypto-assets in the sector's establishments. He added that three supermarket chains offer this option, although he did not disclose names. "But this is going to grow," he said.
"Digital assets are the currency of the future that is already present," declared Atencio. He added that experts like Aníbal Garrido from the Andrés Bello Catholic University are training the sector to integrate digital assets into regular payments.

In this way, ANSA estimates that 10% of transactions will be with cryptocurrencies in the first quarter of 2026. This growth is going to accelerate if the usage mechanism is mastered, according to Atencio.

These precedents drive the current leap. The novelty responds to informal dollarization and digital remittances. However, it is worth noting that this wave of adoption is not something new, but rather something that has been manifesting for several years.
Venezuela promoted bitcoin (BTC) since 2012 against inflation and controls. However, tether (USDT) currently dominates the market; it educates about wallets and exchanges, facilitating the transition to BTC.

It is important to note that a system is already under development in the country for the banking system to safeguard stablecoins like USDT or other cryptocurrencies. This was revealed by Rodolfo Gasparri, president of Conexus, a company specialized in processing electronic transactions.
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Venezuela is ready for bitcoinization
Venezuela was a pioneer in bitcoinization, but historically had to row against the tide. Now it has the necessary know-how
The biggest barrier to Bitcoin adoption is education. Understanding Bitcoin takes time. First, because no one teaches us what it is – and, moreover, what money should be –. And, secondly, because one must become familiar with new words and technical tools like wallets, private keys, addresses, etc.

Naturally, this generates resistance. Until you need it. Venezuela, out of necessity, has been forced to learn and has laid the foundations for its bitcoinization.
The pioneers of Bitcoin in Venezuela
In Venezuela, there were mining farms since 2012, perhaps even earlier. The electricity subsidy made it almost free for many to generate BTC. In that same year, the Bitcoin Venezuela Foundation emerged, which was key to bringing together the first enthusiasts.

By 2014, SurBitcoin would be founded, the first exchange in Venezuela, which reached up to 30,000 users at its peak, and which would later cede its leadership to LocalBitcoins, a Finnish p2p platform that had its highest trading volume in Venezuela.
Soon, Bitcoin began to be used by Venezuelans abroad, who sent remittances to family and friends; by employees of foreign companies, who could receive their salary in hard currency; by an emerging generation of traders who arbitraged between the price of bitcoin and the national currency, providing liquidity to the market; by savers who rushed to exchange their inflationary salary in bolívares.
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