🚨 2026 Will Make or Break Your Portfolio. Here's What Most Traders Are Missing

The question everyone's asking: Where does crypto go from here?

Aaron Arnold from Altcoin Daily just dropped a reality check on Cointelegraph. Three scenarios. One will play out. Are you positioned right?

Here's what caught my attention:

Bitcoin doesn't need retail anymore. Read that again. Unlike 2017 or 2021, institutions are doing the heavy lifting now. This changes EVERYTHING about how this cycle plays out.

Ethereum is being judged differently too. TradFi is watching. Stablecoins. Tokenization. Real-world adoption. ETH isn't just "the altcoin leader" anymore, it's becoming infrastructure.

And here's the hard truth about altcoins: Broad altseason might be dead. The days of "everything pumps" are likely behind us. If you're not selective, you're exit liquidity.

The bigger picture?

Arnold says crypto is entering its "1996 internet moment." Favorable regulation is coming. Mainstream adoption is accelerating. But macro risks, Fed policy, geopolitics, could still cap gains.

The setup is here. The question is whether you're playing offense or defense.

Bull, base, or bear, which scenario are you betting on?

Drop your take below 👇