Gate Ventures Releases 2026 Outlook Report: AI × Web3 Convergence Accelerates, Five Forces Reshaping the Global Value Network

According to an official announcement, Gate Ventures has released its 2026 Outlook report, outlining five key trends that will reshape global value transfer, computing, and intelligence systems. These include: a real-time information aggregation layer for on-chain markets; a global borderless payment and foreign exchange network; machine-native financial systems for autonomous robots; an institutional-grade unified revenue engine; and the transformation of crypto mining towards distributed AI computing power and energy supply. The report points out that these forces are driving Web3 to become a crucial collaborative infrastructure in the AI economy era.

The report states that the industry is currently entering a decisive turning point in 2026, with on-chain real-time intelligent layers rapidly emerging in prediction and trading markets; decentralized payments and FX networks are breaking through traditional payment systems to achieve instant settlement globally; autonomous robots are beginning to interact and trade on-chain as machines; institutional-grade DeFi is integrating fragmented revenue streams into a unified risk framework; and at the same time, large mining companies are transforming towards high-performance computing and AI computing power to cope with rapidly increasing computing power and energy demands.

Gate Ventures believes that the convergence of these five forces will drive more Web3 and crypto technology companies into IPO, De-SPAC, and M&A cycles. With the deep integration of AI and Web3, 2026 is expected to be the most transformative year for the industry, bringing a new wave of asymmetric growth opportunities to builders, institutions, and global users.