2026 | Predictions

Key trends for blockchain games in 2026? Stablecoins, AI agents, FIFA Rivals, AppTokens.

• [1:17] You need to know what doesn't work before you can find out what does work.
• [3:18] We thought the value of a blockchain game would be reflected in its token price. It's not.
• [7:25] In 2025, we saw projects become more focused on who their specific audience is.
• [9:20] One of the small successes in 2025 was risk-to-earn games for degen gamers.
• [11:43] But mass market blockchain games are increasingly hiding their crypto elements.
• [14:58] Blockchain gaming as revolution has failed. Blockchain games as evolution may not.
• [15:28] Mythical Games is moving to a new stablecoin-based marketplace.
• [18:15] The success of its FIFA Rivals game in a World Cup year will be interesting to see.
• [20:00] Stablecoins will continue to become more significant in gaming and fintech in 2026.
• [24:00] Crypto tokens will kill your game fastest than they can make your game work.
• [26:20] Cross-chain infrastructure is now much better, which enables better UX.
• [28:01] AppTokens remain interesting but are difficult for developers to
• [31:58] AI agents were predicted to be a big trend in 2025 but they weren't.
• [35:54] AI agents are symbiotic with blockchain. Games could be the first test case.
• [39:17] AI agents have the potential to fix many of blockchain gaming's problems in 2026.
• [42:30] Gaming's biggest challenge at present is cost of marketing for web2 and web3.
• [46:50] Blockchain games are the best positioned part of gaming to take advantage of AI.