$ZEC - Zcash is experiencing a resurgence with growing interest in privacy and zero-knowledge proofs, positioned for a comeback in 2026.
$STABLES - Stablecoins are positioned to dominate finance with Circle's successful IPO demonstrating the market's belief in their future dominance.
$ETH - Ethereum has successfully pivoted with new leadership and is experiencing a recovery after being written off as irrelevant.
$NEAR - Near Protocol is experiencing a renaissance with intents technology, re-entering the zeitgeist after being left for dead.
Bearish:
$ALTCOINS - Altcoins have severely underperformed with no new launches breaking into top 100 and continued regulatory uncertainty despite favorable administration.
$NFT - Web3 and NFT market showing complete capitulation with poor reputation among creators and artists, reaching a bottom with no recovery path.
$CRYPTOAI - AI agents in crypto have massively underdelivered, becoming annoying rather than valuable with speculative mania dying away.
$BTC - Bitcoin underperformed in a year that should have been favorable, down 6% while gold and equities rallied significantly.