Animoca Brands Yat Siu: 2026 Will Be the Year of the Utility Token
Animoca Brands' Yat Siu believes 2025 was the 'Trump year' of over-speculation, forcing 2026 to become the year of the utility token with clearer compliance.Summary
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu views 2025 as the "Trump year," characterized by the crypto industry over-betting on political outcomes like tariffs and rate cuts, leading to disappointing Bitcoin performance. He suggests the market needs to mature, moving past speculative political plays.
Animoca plans a reverse merger with Currenc Group to list publicly, positioning itself as a liquid "altcoin proxy" for investors seeking diversified exposure beyond Bitcoin, similar to how MicroStrategy serves as a Bitcoin proxy. Siu notes Animoca's strong financial footing and its goal to eventually tokenize the company itself.
Siu anticipates that forthcoming US legislation, such as the Clarity Act and the GENIUS Act, will solidify regulatory frameworks, forcing incumbents to adopt tokenization for legal certainty—a shift he calls "Tokenize or die." This clarity will usher in 2026 as the "year of the utility token," where products solve real problems for users, moving beyond the recent "memecoin madness" that scorched retail investors.
(Source：Cointelegraph)