Q1 2026 Market Rewind: Key Trends

Top Performers (Q1):

• RIVER +128%
• QUBIC +66%
• HYPE +39%
• TAO +36%
• RENDER +34%

AI altcoins appear to be leading this quarter.

Social Attention Leaders:
TAO, INJ, ALGO, LINK, APT, ONDO, KAS

Largest TVL Growth:

• Provenance: +$1.08B
• Mantle: +$462M
• Hyperliquid: +$280M

Notable Developments:

• Bitcoin posted its worst Q1 since 2018
• SEC reportedly dropped multiple enforcement cases
• Kraken secured a Federal Reserve master account
• Mastercard acquired stablecoin payments firm BVNK ($1.8B)
• Bitcoin dominance remains above 50%
• Fear & Greed Index hit extreme lows

Q1 ended in the red, but sentiment is mixed going into Q2.

What’s your biggest prediction for Q2 2026?

(Data compiled from public market trackers and reports.)