Institutional adoption of cryptocurrency has surpassed a critical threshold, according to experts at the LONGITUDE conference in Abu Dhabi. Industry leaders, including Matthew Roszak, Reeve Collins, Joe Chalom, and Akshat Hariani, highlighted the convergence of cryptocurrency and traditional finance into a unified financial system. They forecast that 2026 will mark a significant shift, with trillions of dollars in institutional capital expected to flow into the crypto market, signaling a major transformation in global financial dynamics.