Over 3-6 months, traditional asset managers expand from single-asset BTC/ETH vehicles into multi-asset and altcoin-tracking funds, with steady institutional inflows validating demand.

Over 3-6 months, enforcement deadlines and rulemaking debates narrow who can operate, with MiCA culling unlicensed EU firms and US regulators weighing durable rules over fragile exemptions.

Over 3-6 months, confidential execution reframes as a prerequisite for serious/institutional on-chain use, with privacy L2s shipping live networks and contesting who controls confidentiality.

Over the next 3-6 months, quantum-resistance becomes a concrete design and custody concern across major chains and institutional custodians, driving opt-in post-quantum schemes and 'long-dormant coin' risk discussion.

Over 3-6 months, recurring bridge proof-validation and unauthorized-mint exploits keep monthly DeFi losses elevated, including drains of deprecated contracts.

Over 3-6 months, exchanges and banks accelerate moving real equities on-chain — tokenized stocks with on-chain dividends and composable trading — turning the contest over open vs. closed tokenization venues into a concrete product race.

Over 3-6 months, established financial and payments firms compete to custody stablecoin reserves and embed stablecoin rails into cross-border settlement, institutionalizing the plumbing beneath stablecoins.

Over 3-6 months, a US-Iran peace framework reopening the Strait of Hormuz keeps a risk premium out of oil and supports risk assets including Bitcoin, contingent on the accord holding.