RT Jay Yu 🐟 (@0xfishylosopher)i read + annotated the entire 300+ page Messari 2026 thesis on a long-haul flight so you didn’t have to…my thoughts + takeaways:> the entire thing took me about 3hrs to cover back to back (better than expected). My 3 fav essays were “crypto money”, “tradfi x crypto”, and “decentralized Internet finance”. Covers 80% of the trends that happened this year. Honorable mentions on the crypto x AI and DePIN pieces. there’s an entire encyclopedia of the top50 chains that you can skim, ...

Industry Overview - The report covers the state of crypto [3] - Explores the convergence of TradFi (Traditional Finance) and Crypto [3] - Discusses the expansion of the Multichain World [3] Emerging Trends - Focuses on Decentralized Internet Finance (DeFi) [3] - Highlights Decentralized AI [3] - Examines DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) as the Frontier [3] - Suggests that now is the time for Consumer Crypto [3] Analytical Framework - Introduces a Disruption Factor: A Proof-of-Concept Framework [3] Additional Content - Includes Alumni Theses [3] - Features Messari Analyst Picks [3] - Presents Messari Awards [3]