Galaxy 2026 Prediction: The U.S. will launch over 50 types of altcoin ETFs, and the SEC will face lawsuits due to overly lenient policies

The Galaxy Digital research team released a 2026 forecast indicating that it is still possible for Bitcoin to reach an all-time high in 2026. The options market currently prices the possibility of around $70,000 or $130,000 by the end of June 2026 at roughly equal odds, and similarly for around $50,000 or $250,000 by the end of 2026. These broad ranges reflect uncertainty in the short term. There remains a downside risk in the short term until BTC firmly re-establishes itself above $100,000 to $105,000. However, it is expected that by the end of 2027, BTC will reach $250,000.

Other parts of the forecast include: no Solana inflation reduction proposals will pass in 2026, and the current proposal SIMD-0411 will be withdrawn without a vote; the ratio of application revenue to network revenue will double; the SEC will face lawsuits from traditional market participants or industry organizations due to innovation exemptions; a major bank/brokerage will accept tokenized stocks as collateral; DEX will account for over 25% of total spot trading volume; Polymarket's weekly trading volume will continue to exceed $1.5 billion; the U.S. will launch over 50 spot altcoin ETFs, along with another 50 crypto ETFs (excluding spot single-coin products); net inflows into U.S. spot crypto ETFs will exceed $50 billion; and over 15 crypto companies will go public or upgrade their listings in the U.S.