Animoca Brands co-founder: 2026 will be the "Year of Utility Tokens," with each token having a clear use case

PANews, December 28 — According to Cointelegraph, Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu stated that in 2025, the crypto market will experience mispricing due to excessive bets on Trump policies, with Bitcoin facing its fourth annual decline in history. Trump’s priorities, such as tariffs and trade wars, will impact risk assets, and the market mistakenly regards these as core concerns, while in reality, cryptocurrencies are not his primary focus.

Yat Siu pointed out that Animoca Brands plans to go public through a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed fintech company Currenc Group, with Animoca Brands holding 95% of the merged entity. The company aims to become a proxy tool for altcoins in the public market, providing investors with diversified exposure to altcoins and Web3 assets. Animoca Brands currently has investments in over 620 portfolio companies, with about 100 new projects added last year. For the 2024 fiscal year, the company’s unaudited bookings reached $314 million, and it has achieved EBITDA profitability for four consecutive years. With key U.S. legislation such as the Clarity Act and GENIUS Act clarifying regulatory frameworks, 2026 will mandate industry focus on compliance and real-world application scenarios. As legal certainty improves, established enterprises will launch tokens related to their businesses, shifting the market focus from pure speculation to products solving real problems. 2026 will become the year of utility tokens, with every issued token having a clear use case.