BlackRock’s (NYSE: BLK) latest global outlook makes one thing clear: crypto is no longer being treated as a speculative side bet, but as infrastructure quietly reshaping how money moves. In its 2026 outlook, the world’s largest asset manager describes digital assets, especially stablecoins, as infrastructure underpinning payments and settlement - effectively the financial system’s plumbing. Instead of focusing on price action or hype cycles, BlackRock’s framing centers on function. The firm argues that ...