L'era delle Memecoin è FINITA. Ecco cosa la sostituisce nel 2026

Moonfasa · 2026-01-16T16:49:53.000Z

Diciamo la verità. La maggior parte di noi è entrata nel crypto inseguendo memecoin da 100x. Monete per cani. Monete per gatti. Monete chiamate come i tweet di Elon. Ma qualcosa è cambiato nel 2025. I soldi intelligenti hanno smesso di chiedere "qual è il prossimo Pepe?" e hanno iniziato a chiedere "cosa sta effettivamente generando entrate?" Benvenuti nell'Economia della Macchina, e potrebbe essere il cambiamento di narrazione più grande dalla DeFi Summer. Cosa è cambiato? Secondo Leonard Dorlöchter, co-fondatore di peaq, il 2025 è stato l'anno in cui "i fondamentali hanno iniziato a contare sempre di più," come riportato da Cointelegraph, con le entrate del protocollo che sono diventate la metrica chiave di cui gli investitori si preoccupavano realmente.

Let's be honest.
Most of us got into crypto chasing 100x memecoins. Dog coins. Cat coins. Coins named after Elon's tweets.
But something shifted in 2025.
The smart money stopped asking "what's the next Pepe?" and started asking "what's actually generating revenue?"
Welcome to the Machine Economy, and it might be the biggest narrative shift since DeFi Summer.
What changed?
According to Leonard Dorlöchter, co-founder of peaq, 2025 was the year "fundamentals started mattering more and more," as reported by Cointelegraph, with protocol revenue becoming the key metric that investors actually cared about.
Translation: The days of pumping tokens with zero utility are numbered.
So what's the "Machine Economy" exactly?
Picture this: Devices, robots, and AI agents autonomously transacting with each other, and with humans, all on-chain. Cointelegraph
Your car pays for its own charging. Your AI assistant is buying compute power. Your smart fridge is ordering groceries and settling payments, all without you lifting a finger.
Sounds like sci-fi? It's already being built.
Why this matters for your portfolio:
DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) projects are now demonstrating early success in generating real-world revenue by building decentralized service networks. Cryptobreaking
We're not talking about speculative token pumps. We're talking about actual cash flow from actual services.
Dorlöchter says "a lot of the foundational work in terms of standardization has been happening," and now "it really goes into production." Cointelegraph
The bigger picture:
"Blockchain technology is the enabling technology that allows us as a global society to build neutral infrastructure," Cointelegraph Dorlöchter argues.
This isn't just about making money anymore. It's about building the rails for a decentralized future where machines and humans can transact freely, without gatekeepers.
The Bottom Line:
Memecoins aren't going away completely. They still have a market cap of approximately $41.9 billion on CoinGecko and remain part of crypto's cultural identity.
But the alpha in 2026? It's in protocols, building real infrastructure, generating sustainable yield, and solving actual problems.
The question is:
Are you still chasing dogs and frogs? Or are you positioning for the Machine Economy?
👇 Drop your thoughts below. What narrative are you betting on this year?

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