As the casino fades, the backbone remains.
If you're betting on the next decade of on-chain growth, these 3 pillars are the non-negotiables:
1.
$AAVE (The Global Liquidity Protocol)
• The "Lindy Effect" winner of DeFi.
• Now acting as a back-end for fintech apps globally.
• Institutional GHO adoption is the flywheel to watch.
2.
$TAO (The Intelligence Layer)
• AI is the biggest buyer of blockspace in 2026.
• BitTensor decentralizes the "brain" of the internet.
• Incentivizing intelligence, not just hash power.
3.
$LINK (The Verifiable Truth)
• Oracles are no longer just price feeds.
• They are