One player contributing positive energy to the space is OKX, which has an on-chain market dedicated to Runes assets.
Now, the next major market speculation is the creation of a decentralized exchange similar to Uniswap or Jupiter. There is no clear prediction that this will happen, but it can be said that for an asset type that did not exist three months ago, infrastructure development is accelerating. In addition to native players and on-chain development, centralized exchanges are also gradually embracing Runes assets, led by the DOG token, which is now listed on Gate.io and MEX for spot trading, and perpetual tokens on Bybit and KuCoin.
It is worth emphasizing that the Runes protocol is less than three months old, and listing Runes tokens on exchanges requires exchanges to update their infrastructure. This is why small exchanges are the fastest to act - and large exchanges will follow.
That said, even in an indifferent market, the Runes ecosystem has made extremely interesting progress, showing that it is far from reaching its peak.
Even if "altcoin season" never comes, the Runes ecosystem has a strong narrative - and will stand out in the market.
