USA Crypto

• Barclays says weakening retail participation and falling spot volumes could make 2026 a down year for crypto exchanges and trading platforms.​
• The bank trims its Coinbase target as spot trading shrinks and costs rise, even as the exchange pushes into derivatives, tokenized equities and diversification.​​
• Barclays highlights tokenization and U.S. reforms like the CLARITY Act as long-term tailwinds, but warns regulatory progress and earnings impact will be gradual.

The Next Mega Growth Narrative Is Forming The global crypto and metaverse industry is entering a fresh phase of transformation as a powerful new narrative begins to dominate market discussions. In 2025, all eyes are turning toward the combination of Rubi 3.0 and Decentraland (MANA), a pairing that many believe could define the next era of Web3 innovation and value creation.

With the broader crypto market slowly recovering and new narratives gaining momentum, analysts are calling 2026–2027 the potential “Metaverse Revival Cycle.” Just as DeFi led 2020 and NFTs dominated 2021, the metaverse is preparing for its next expansion phase—and Rubi 3.0 with Decentraland stands at the center of this movement.

Crypto executives descended on the Emirati capital last week in search of fresh capital, hoping that Abu Dhabi’s heavyweight sovereign-wealth investors could revive momentum in a sector that has cooled in recent months, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

The Middle East has a chance to become "the Switzerland of the 21st century" by embracing bitcoin-backed banking, credit, and digital money, said Strategy (MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.

In a wide-ranging presentation at Bitcoin MENA, Saylor urged the region to seize what he described as a $200 trillion opportunity by enabling banks to custody bitcoin, offer BTC-backed credit, and eventually launch yield-generating digital money products.