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Our 2026 Outlook

Enduring Conviction: Rise of Valuable Adoption

-- Paul Hsu, Founder and CEO, Abdul Al Ali and Justin Patel, Venture Investors, and Eugene Tsai, Venture Data Analyst at Decasonic

Crypto and AI are entering a phase defined by durable adoption, measurable outcomes, and institutional participation. While volatility remains a defining feature of crypto markets, the nature of that volatility is changing. Reflexive, retail-driven speculation is giving way to real usage, real revenues, and valuable adoption. This shift is shaping the next wave of capital allocation toward innovators building at the frontier of crypto and AI.

2025 marked an acceleration of structural, regulatory change. AI adoption largely accelerated towards enterprise deployment, in part driven by the rapid adoption and advancement of AI. This year brought a pivotal number of advancements: From the introduction of DeepSeek in January, to the introduction of benchmarking defining Gemini-3 in November, introducing a new era of intelligence. Similarly, crypto matured under an increasingly pro-regulatory environment, with the introduction of GENIUS, MiCA, and other global frameworks that are accelerating the embrace of crypto. Capital is rapidly rotating towards innovations that are highly durable through valuable-adoption usage. In this environment, conviction shifts from being early to being right.

At Decasonic, we believe enduring conviction will win. Conviction that compounds through cycle and grounded in valuable adoption.

Top of Mind

• Paul shared his insights on Decasonic’s 2026 Strategic Plan, which was recently presented to the Board of Directors, in a recent LinkedIn post here

• Abdul shared his perspective on AI as a personal life companion in a recent X post here

• Justin shared his thoughts on founders being always on and always shipping in a recent Linkedin post here

• Eugene shared his personal reflections on ambitions and goals for the new year in a recent LinkedIn post here

Where to Find Us

• Eugene will be at the Tech Pulse 2030, Chicago, January 13 

• Justin will be at the Chicago Tech Meetup, Chicago, January 15

• Abdul will be at the Innovation, Oversight, and Opportunity: Panel Discussion on the Outlook of Agentic Engineering in 2026, Chicago, January 20

• Paul will be at Satoshi Roundtable Dubai, January 29 - February 3

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