Matrixport: 2026 Will Be a High-Risk Year for Digital Assets

Foresight News reported that Matrixport released a summary of its overall 2026 outlook on X. The summary indicates that Matrixport believes 2026 will be a pivotal year, characterized by a change in Federal Reserve leadership, a weakening labor market, heightened policy risks due to the election year, and the most densely packed set of events in the crypto space in years. These include a series of recurring macro catalysts (such as monthly CPI and employment data), multiple FOMC meetings with new forecasts, and potential government shutdown windows, all setting the stage for volatility across major asset classes. Meanwhile, the crypto sector also faces its own high-impact triggers: the final implementation of the EU’s MiCA, major protocol upgrades, the Mt. Gox repayment deadline, and a key inflection point window in December this year, just 15 months ahead of the next halving.

Matrixport stated that 2026 will not be a year of smooth trends, but rather a series of closely clustered risk events, requiring investors to remain flexible, actively manage their positions, and precisely time their exposures around policy windows.