New stories emerge every month in the crypto market in 2025.

At the beginning of the year, the AI Agent trend swept through, followed by Memecoin taking over as the traffic driver. In spring, the collision of InfoFi and RWA sparked discussions, and the emergence of DAT opened new possibilities for asset interaction. Mid-year, Tokenized Stocks introduced traditional assets, while Stablecoins continued to strengthen the underlying settlement layer. In the second half of the year, Launchpad became the cradle for new projects, the popularity of derivatives trading on PerpDEX remained strong, and the topic of x402 also stirred the market. In autumn and winter, Privacy returned to the stage, and Prediction Markets began to commercialize future forecasts.

Every month feels like a new cycle, from technological breakthroughs and asset innovations to iterations of trading tools—the rapid evolution of Web3 is clear to see.

So what about 2026? What will the next main players be? Cross-chain integration, upgrades to on-chain identity systems, or a completely unfamiliar new track? Let’s discuss your predictions.