Big Tech Crypto Wallets Expected by 2026 Amid Fintech Blockchain Challenges
Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly predicts that by 2026, a major Big Tech crypto wallet rollout will occur, potentially from Google, Meta, or Apple, exposing billions of users to digital assets.
Corporate adoption of blockchain is expected mainly from banks and fintech companies, utilizing modular infrastructure such as Avalanche and tooling like OP Stack, Orbit, and ZK Stack to operate permissioned or semi-private networks that settle to a public chain.
Major banks including JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and IBM have tested private blockchains, but most initiatives remain pilots or have a narrow scope.
Galaxy Digital forecasts that at least one Fortune 500 bank, cloud provider, or e-commerce platform will launch a Layer-1 blockchain in 2026 capable of settling over $1 billion in real activity, supported by a bridge to decentralized finance (DeFi).
However, Qureshi remains skeptical about fintech-led Layer-1 blockchains gaining meaningful traction, pointing to weak metrics such as daily active addresses and real-world asset activity, while Ethereum and Solana are expected to outperform.
Bitcoin is forecasted to trade above $150,000 by the end of 2026, although its dominance may decline as capital shifts to other assets; Galaxy Digital notes Bitcoin could end anywhere between $50,000 and $250,000.
The $312 billion stablecoin market is projected to grow by approximately 60% in 2026, with Tether’s market share decreasing from about 60% to 55%.
The cryptocurrency industry remains divided on expectations for 2026, with both optimistic and cautious outlooks coexisting regarding fintech blockchains and crypto-native infrastructure.
