{"id":6910,"date":"2026-02-24T07:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6910"},"modified":"2026-02-24T07:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:29:43","slug":"nydig-says-cryptos-investable-universe-is-shrinking-and-thats-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6910","title":{"rendered":"NYDIG Says Crypto\u2019s \u201cInvestable Universe\u201d Is Shrinking \u2013 and That\u2019s a Good Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_388aab9cac93b1c522ee3af0811916b3\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYDIG says capital is concentrating around blockchain projects tied to financial infrastructure rather than broad industry disruption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin and select financial-focused networks are strengthening as alternative narratives struggle to gain traction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The firm argues that blockchain\u2019s core strengths are better suited to monetary functions than most consumer or enterprise applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NYDIG says the range of crypto projects capable of drawing sustained investor interest is contracting as the sector matures, arguing that this shift may clarify which assets are built to last. In a recent note, research head Greg Cipolaro wrote that the industry\u2019s \u201cinvestable universe\u201d is narrowing to applications that \u201cextend traditional finance products onto blockchain infrastructure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He identified Bitcoin, tokenised assets, stablecoins, certain decentralised finance infrastructure and a small group of general-purpose blockchains such as Ethereum as the areas still attracting meaningful capital. Beyond these categories, he said \u201cthe probability of large-scale blockchain applications appears lower than previously assumed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Bitdeer Dumps Entire Bitcoin Treasury, Sells Final 943 BTC After Fundraising Push<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-blockchain-s-limits-become-clearer\">Blockchain\u2019s Limits Become Clearer<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier expectations that blockchain would underpin a wide range of industries have not materialised, with sectors such as gaming, social networking and the metaverse losing momentum against centralised competitors. Cipolaro argued that centralised systems \u201cwill always be faster, cheaper, and operationally more efficient for the vast majority of enterprise and consumer applications\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the \u201cspace for economically viable blockchain applications is narrower than early narratives hoped\u201d, with only use cases where blockchain\u2019s advantages exceed its costs likely to endure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe core attributes of open blockchains, trustlessness, permissionlessness, and censorship resistance, are uniquely suited to money and money-like (financial) applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Market trends reflect this consolidation, as Bitcoin\u2019s dominance has increased amid a \u201climited emergence of durable new narratives\u201d in alternative tokens. Cipolaro said a \u201cmore sober market, anchored in monetary and financial utility rather than broad \u2018web3\u2019 ambition, may ultimately strengthen core assets\u201d, while also implying a smaller overall addressable market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Curve Founder: DAO Disputes Signal Strength, Not Weakness<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blockchain,NYDIG#NYDIG #Cryptos #Investable #Universe #Shrinking #Good1771918183<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYDIG says capital is concentrating around blockchain projects tied to financial infrastructure rather than broad industry disruption. Bitcoin and select financial-focused networks are strengthening as alternative narratives struggle to gain traction. The firm argues that blockchain\u2019s core strengths are better suited to monetary functions than most consumer or enterprise applications. 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