By 2026, I don't want altcoins to disappear.

The consensus on CT is clear: “alts will go to zero.”

Maybe. But just imagine how insanely boring the crypto ecosystem becomes without them.

Only BTC, ETH, SOL, and a handful of “acceptable” outliers for investing.

So what do we do on CT then?

It's no surprise that many are already abandoning cryptocurrencies to trade stocks or seek refuge in gold and silver. At least there, the risk–reward ratio still makes sense.

Even AAVE, supposedly the DeFi with PMF, is today hostage to the same entity that should be safeguarding $AAVE holders.

Some will say this is bullish: capital and attention concentrating on a few “serious” assets.

But cryptocurrencies have never been just that.

Crypto is a deeply memetic industry. It thrives on narratives, vibes, and social coordination.

Bitcoin is the greatest memecoin ever created. Its value comes from the stories we tell about it. If people leave, the narrative weakens… and so does the price.

Altcoins, including NFTs, are at the core of crypto culture. That’s where new users, creators, and stories are born.

Thanks to speculation in alts, innovations have been financed that are now gradually integrated into new financial rails. Although many of us end up caught in the misalignment between capital and tokens.

If the alts die, people leave.

Especially when BTC, Ethereum, stablecoins, and similar assets are being absorbed by institutions.

Without altcoins, Ethereum and Solana become just backend infrastructure for a Web3 2.0. Altcoins are the reason these chains are used.

Payments and stablecoins do not sustain a native crypto culture.

Ethereum and Solana will become efficient, profitable… and completely empty. Useful for the very institutions we were supposedly challenging.

There will be no room left for the cypherpunk vision that made all this worthwhile in the first place.

So by 2026, I only wish for a true altseason: rethought tokenomics, real alignment, and authentic ownership.

Is that too much to ask? :(