CZ: Unable to predict crypto hotspots for the next bull run; both RWA and AI are very strong, while existing narratives will also continue to develop.

Binance founder CZ stated at the Bitcoin Asia 2026 conference: "As for crypto hotspots in the next bull market, right now, RWA and AI are both very strong. Stablecoins will continue to grow, centralized exchanges will keep expanding, decentralized exchanges (DEX) will also grow, meme coins will keep rising, NFTs may make a comeback in some form, and DeFi will continue to expand. So I think many sectors will keep growing. I don’t know what the next big hotspot will be—it’s hard to predict. You know, in early 2017, I wouldn’t have predicted ICOs, yet half a year later we were already doing ICOs; six months before the NFT boom, I also couldn’t have foreseen it. So predicting the next big thing is very difficult. I believe it depends on entrepreneurs—like all of you here and those outside—you are the ones who create the next major trend. That’s pretty much all I have to say."