In 2026, the market game rules have really changed.

That old routine—Bitcoin rises first, then mainstream coins, and finally speculative coins—this sequence no longer works. The current problem is that narrative rotations are too fast, market attention is highly fragmented, and any opportunity to buy the dip is gone in the blink of an eye.

The pace of the crypto world has accelerated. In the past, it might have taken three months to ride a cycle; now, the hype around a story lasts at most a few weeks. Large funds are positioning, retail investors are chasing the trend, and information gaps are narrowing—by the time you see an opportunity, the market has already priced it in.

What does this mean? Passive waiting for rotations is no longer enough. You need to either capture new narratives more quickly or change your approach entirely, looking for assets whose fundamentals are changing but the market hasn't yet reacted. The dividends in 2026 may not lie in traditional rotations but in who can more keenly sense the next narrative shift.