Galaxy 2026 predicts that the U.S. will launch over 50 types of altcoin ETFs, and the SEC will face lawsuits due to overly lenient policies

The Galaxy Digital research team released a 2026 forecast indicating that it is still possible for Bitcoin to reach an all-time high in 2026. The options market currently prices the possibility of around $70,000 or $130,000 by the end of June 2026 at roughly equal odds, and similarly for around $50,000 or $250,000 by the end of 2026. These broad ranges reflect uncertainty in the short term. There remains a downside risk in the short term until BTC firmly re-establishes itself above $100,000 to $105,000. However, it is expected that by the end of 2027, BTC will reach $250,000.

Other parts of the forecast include: no Solana inflation reduction proposals will pass in 2026, with the current proposal SIMD-0411 being withdrawn without a vote; the ratio of application revenue to network revenue will double; the SEC will face lawsuits from traditional market participants or industry organizations due to innovation exemptions; a major bank/brokerage will accept tokenized stocks as collateral; DEX will account for over 25% of total spot trading volume; Polymarket's weekly trading volume will continue to exceed $1.5 billion; the U.S. will launch over 50 spot altcoin ETFs, along with another 50 crypto ETFs (excluding spot single-coin products); net inflows into U.S. spot crypto ETFs will exceed $50 billion; and over 15 crypto companies will go public or upgrade their listings in the U.S.