Analysis: Digital assets may transform from speculative tools to financial infrastructure by 2026

According to Odaily, investment bank B. Riley stated that as regulation gradually matures and traditional financial institutions begin large-scale deployment of blockchain technology, digital assets are expected to cross a key threshold in 2026, shifting from primarily speculative assets to practical financial infrastructure. Analysts pointed out that increasingly clear regulatory rules around stablecoins, the ongoing institutional push for tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), more robust governance frameworks, and the continuous improvement of interoperability between bank ledgers and public blockchains are collectively changing the "use" of digital assets, not just their "trading." This evolution is prompting digital asset treasury companies to move from simply hoarding tokens to putting digital assets into actual operation, thereby creating sustainable and recurring revenue business models. (CoinDesk)