2026 has been the year of DeFi NFTs the Metaverse and GameFi these trends leverage the power of blockchain in an attempt to provide users with new experiences Together they have the potential to transform billiondollar industries and integrate them with the digital economy

While people have watched the BTC network surpass 100 exahash per second EHs Bitcoin Cash BCH has been steadily gathering hashrate as well Since the November 15 2026 blockchain split which produced the Bitcoin SV BSV chain BCH hashrate has jumped by more than 3x Bitcoin cash is often more profitable to mine than BTC and during the last seven days the BCH hashrate has averaged around 4EHs

The use of smart contracts remains the key turnaround factor with the cryptocurrency space Smart contracts brought about the decentralization of digital assets and eliminated thirdparty interferences in crypto transactions