2026-01-14 05:03:58

Some institutions have recently released predictions for crypto trends in 2026, and several directions are quite interesting. One is that AI agents will gradually acquire autonomous trading capabilities, allowing them to directly perform automated settlements with various on-chain protocols using stablecoins, thus enabling a decentralized trading loop. Another focus is that perpetual contract DEXs will increasingly resemble traditional financial trading centers—integrating trading, asset custody, risk clearing, and lending functions. This means that a more complete on-chain trading ecosystem may emerge, no longer relying entirely on centralized exchanges for all functionalities.

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BasementAlchemist

· 5h ago

When it comes to AI autonomous trading, honestly, it still depends on who is willing to buy in. Perpetual DEX dominating the world? Haha, let's talk about that later. 2026 is so far away; let's survive until next year before bragging. AI proxy trading closed-loop... sounds impressive, but I wonder how many rounds of being cut will happen. Constantly hyping decentralized intermediaries, but in the end, isn't it just a different form of extraction? By the way, does this prediction have data support, or is it just hot air? If perpetual contract DEX really becomes popular, what will traditional exchanges do? Stablecoin settlement is an idea, but on-chain efficiency just can't keep up.

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GamefiEscapeArtist

· 5h ago

AI automatic trading? I just want to see who gets liquidated later, haha

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AlphaBrain

· 5h ago

AI autonomous trading is easier to talk about than to actually do; stablecoin liquidity is really challenging. Perpetual contract DEX integration sounds good, but I'm worried it might become a new risk concentration. 2026 is still far away; these predictions will probably be revised by then. A complete on-chain financial ecosystem? Centralized exchanges say they're not worried—if there's traffic, there's business. AI agent automatic trading—what happens if a bug occurs? Who will be responsible? That's the real key. It sounds promising, but how many projects can actually execute it well when rolled out?

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RuntimeError

· 5h ago

AI automated trading sounds great, but I'm worried it might just be a new way for institutions to harvest retail investors again. Perpetual contract DEXs are still far from competing with CeFi; their liquidity and risk control are way behind. Decentralization has been promoted for so many years, but in the end, it's just new intermediaries taking advantage again.

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