Did the Cycle Top on Apathy?

DeFi Dad and Nomadic break down the biggest lessons from 2025 and share their playbook for navigating crypto in 2026.

Every cycle feels familiar yet completely different, and 2025 proved that again. Bitcoin dominance stayed high, the altcoin rally never came, stablecoin supply rose to new highs, and institutional adoption accelerated faster than expected. Now we're looking ahead to what 2026 holds for crypto investors.

In this episode:
+ Why Bitcoin dominance stayed high and traditional cycle signals failed
+ The year institutional adoption and friendly regulation became undeniable
+ Our 7 predictions for 2026: ETH outperformance, stablecoins hitting $1T, RWA looping, agentic finance, and more
+ Why patience and doing nothing might be your best edge in crypto

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Why Bitcoin dominance never broke
4:16 - 2025: The institutional adoption year
7:27 - How regulation became a catalyst
8:57 - Bull market top signals didn’t work this cycle
12:26 - Will 2026 repeat 2018 or 2022?
17:23 - What DeFi growing up taught us
28:33 - Prediction #1: BTC and ETH grow as collateral
32:53 - Prediction #2: Stablecoins hit $1T (ETH wins)
39:18 - Prediction #3: DeFi shifts to fundamentals
43:00 - Prediction #4: CLARITY Act passes
46:53 - Prediction #5: RWA looping explodes
55:00 - Prediction #6: ETH outperforms
1:03:30: Prediction #7: Agentic finance moment
1:06:47 - Closing

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