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AltcoinsBitcoin Kevin O’Leary is sounding an alarm for the crypto world, but it isn’t about price volatility or market sentiment. His warning targets the very structure of the industry itself. In his view, the regulatory transformation underway in the United States is about to redraw the map — and the vast majority of altcoins won’t be part of the future. Key Takeaways Kevin O’Leary says new U.S. regulations will push the crypto market toward a Bitcoin-and-Ethereum-only future. He expects a major “cleansing” that will wipe out most altcoins lacking real utility. Institutions will allocate mainly to BTC and ETH, leaving little room for smaller assets.  A Market Being Rebuilt From the Top Down Instead of focusing on speculative mania or technological innovation, O’Leary is looking squarely at lawmakers and regulators. He argues that Washington’s overhaul of digital-asset rules is pushing the industry toward a model dominated almost exclusively by Bitcoin and Ethereum, with very little room for the thousands of smaller coins that filled the previous cycle. The investor claims that the clarity emerging around digital assets, derivatives, and settlement structures is reshaping market incentives faster than most participants realize. In his view, every new rule pushes institutions closer to the two assets they already trust — and pushes everything else further into irrelevance. Regulatory Milestones Driving the Shift O’Leary highlights two major pillars of that transformation. First, he says the CFTC’s evolving oversight is only a fraction complete — roughly 30% of the intended framework, by his estimate — yet the direction is already unmistakable. Second, he points to new legislation such as the Genius Act, which he believes has triggered a turning point in the stablecoin market. Under these rules, stablecoins backed by short-term U.S. Treasuries are becoming a standardized digital representation of cash. Once these instruments gained…

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