Rob Hadick called it:

I'm not a technical investor, I'm a long-term VC investor. But I continue to see a strong and constructive 2026.

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Rob Hadick: “I'm not a technical investor, I'm a long-term VC investor. But I continue to see a strong and constructive 2026.

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Rob HadickSaid Aug 20, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026Anchored Aug 20, 2026

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Host asks where crypto prices and markets go from here. Hadick notes he is a long-term VC investor and expects a strong 2026.

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From "Dragonfly's Rob Hadick on 2026 crypto outlook, bitcoin price trends and future of prediction markets" (CNBC Television).

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2026-08-20
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2026-08-20
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Registered wording came from the extraction model's normalized claim rather than the source itself. The statement of record is now the verbatim excerpt from the source at 58s. Was: "I continue to see a strong and constructive 2026." Source says: "I'm not a technical investor, I'm a long-term VC investor. But I continue to see a strong and constructive 2026." The original record and its anchor remain in history unchanged; this correction is appended.

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