Annabelle Huang: SBC 2026 Draws Serious Crypto Builders

Annabelle Huang noted after her fourth SBC that the 2026 edition proved the quietest yet, smaller than 2023 bear-market lows, with Bay Area talent now fully absorbed by AI and almost no new pure crypto or blockchain founders appearing this cycle. Only OGs and committed builders remain, delivering high signal-to-noise at the event while SF shows visible cleanup and rising real estate demand as residents return. AltiusLabs continues its focus on the infrastructure layer for enterprises and financial institutions quietly moving onchain, the precise environment where the next cycle takes shape amid the AI industry impact on talent flows and blockchain infrastructure development by veteran teams.