Defining the institutional adoption phase

Rob Hadick is a General Partner at Dragonfly.

As we enter the new year, we discuss why we all believe crypto is entering its next phase beyond the Bitcoin 4-year halving cycle, as institutional adoption, stablecoins, and real fundamentals reshape the market outlook for 2026.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Background at Dragonfly
5:57 - Crypto is moving into the institutional phase
13:57 - Crypto’s pivot to fundamentals
17:10 - Will the 4-year cycle repeat?
22:15 - Outlook for crypto prices in 2026
27:49 - Opportunity to improve transparency in DeFi yields
37:25 - Promise of privacy tech and zero-knowledge
41:10 - What Rob got wrong in 2025
46:48 - Betting on stablecoin growth
49:36 - Contrarian bullish ideas for 2026
53:22 - What’s next for Polymarket and prediction markets?
56:59 - Closing

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