SNZ–NTU CCTF: "Top Ten Blockchain Industry Trends for 2026" — Now Released! 🧨 On this Chinese New Year's Eve, as we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, we are excited to announce the release of the "Top Ten Blockchain Industry Trends for 2026" , jointly published by SNZ and Nanyang Technological University The Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance (NTU-CCTF). 👉 Read the full report for free here: As we look ahead from early 2026, the Web3 sector is undergoing a profound transformation — moving away from speculative experimentation and toward building verifiable financial infrastructure. Stablecoins are evolving into a settlement layer for global payments. Real-world assets (RWA) are transitioning from pilots to composable instruments within DeFi. Smart accounts, intent-based execution, and zero-knowledge technology are bringing on-chain interactions closer to the expectations users have of mainstream digital products. Based on a systematic review of technological progress, market developments, and cutting-edge academic research, we outline the top 10 trends most likely to see meaningful breakthroughs in 2026: 1.On-Chain Treasuries and Cash Management: Real-World Assets Move from Concept to Product 2.Stablecoins: A Potential New Focal Point for Global Payments in 2026 3.The Smart-Account Era: Bringing On-Chain Interaction Back to Everyday User Experience 4.From "Manually Constructing Trades" to "Goal-Based Execution with Competitive Back-End Bidding" 5.Zero-Knowledge Proofs: From Privacy Feature to a Foundation for Verifiable Computation 6.Privacy and Compliance: From a Trade-Off to a Verifiable, Engineering-Led Balance 7.Shared Security and Restaking: Reframing Security Budgeting as a Tradable Economic Resource 8.DePIN Networks: From Incentive-Driven Narratives to Verifiable Engineering 9.Decentralized AI: From Narrative-Driven Hype to Engineering Practice 10.Token Governance: From Voting Procedures Back to Institutional Design of Rights and Responsibilities This report brings together SNZ's industry insights and NTU CCTF's academic rigor, offering a forward-looking and practical reference for builders, researchers, and decision-makers across the blockchain ecosystem. 📥 Download, read, and share — and let's witness these trends unfold together in 2026! Happy New Year of the Horse! 🐎

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