Cryptocurrency analysts predict a monopoly of digital assets in the near future

Michael Horsley, CEO and co-founder of Bitwise, said that in the near future, most of the world’s financial institutions will start actively using digital assets. In an interview with the Talking Tokens podcast, he said that he estimates that about two-thirds of banks could enter the crypto sector within the next six months.

According to Horsley, he has spoken to the heads of major banks and sees that the process of integrating cryptocurrencies into the traditional financial system has accelerated significantly. These are no longer isolated experiments, but a systemic movement towards mass adoption.

In addition to banks, he expects fintech companies to actively enter the market. In his opinion, more than half of these companies will also start working with cryptocurrencies. This creates the preconditions for digital assets to become part of the entire financial infrastructure.

Horsley emphasized that regardless of the specific use cases, the main goal is for cryptocurrencies to become a common tool — a means of preserving value, a separate asset class, and a new financial «rail» that will be used by billions of people.

In his opinion, the involvement of hundreds of major corporations and financial institutions can significantly change the market. This will make cryptocurrencies a ubiquitous and permanent phenomenon in the global economy, which, as he noted, «could really change the world.»