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BIGIDEAS2026

BIGIDEAS2026RESEARCHREPORTFORINFORMATIONALPURPOSESONLYARKInvestmentManagementLLC

Thisisnotarecommendationinrelationtoanynamedparticularsecurities/cryptocurrenciesandnowarrantyorguaranteeisprovided.Anyreferencestoparticularsecurities/cryptocurrenciesareforillustrativepurposesonly.ThereisnoassurancethattheAdviserwillmakeanyinvestmentswiththesameorsimilarcharacteristicsasanyinvestmentpresented.Thereadershouldnotassumethataninvestmentidentifiedwasorwillbeprofitable.PASTPERFORMANCEISNOTINDICATIVEOFFUTUREPERFORMANCE,FUTURERETURNSARENOTGUARANTEED.

2ARKBigIdeas2026

RisksOfInvesting

InInnovation

Pleasenote:CompaniesthatARKbelievesarecapitalizingondisruptiveinnovationanddevelopingtechnologiestodisplaceoldertechnologiesor

createnewmarketsmaynotinfactdoso.ARKaimstoeducateinvestorsandseekstosizethepotentialinvestmentopportunity,notingthatrisksanduncertaintiesmayimpactourprojectionsandresearchmodels.Investorsshouldusethecontentpresentedforinformationalpurposesonly,

andbeawareofmarketrisk,disruptiveinnovationrisk,regulatoryrisk,andrisksrelatedtocertaininnovationareas.

RISKOFINVESTINGININNOVATION

Pleasereadriskdisclosurecarefully.

RAPIDPACEOFCHANGE

EXPOSUREACROSSSECTORSANDMARKETCAP

UNCERTAINTYANDUNKNOWNS

DISRUPTIVEINNOVATION

REGULATORYHURDLES

POLITICALORLEGALPRESSURE

COMPETITIVELANDSCAPE

Aimforacross-sectorunderstandingoftechnologyandcombinetop-downandbottom-upresearch.

Aimtounderstandtheregulatory,market,sector,

andcompanyrisks.(SeeDisclosurePage)

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.

3ARKBigIdeas2026

BigIdeas2026marksthe10thannualeditionofARKInvest’sflagship

researchreport,designedtoidentifyandcontextualizethetechnologies

reshapingtheglobaleconomy.Eachyear,wesiftthroughshort-termnoisetofindsignalandfocusonlong-terminnovationplatforms,asexponentialtechnologiesareconverging,marketsaretransforming,andentirelynew

opportunitiesareemerging.BigIdeasisnotaforecastofincrementalchange.Itisaframeworkforunderstandingstep-functionchangesingrowth.

Inthisyear’sreport,weexplore13BigIdeasspanningartificialintelligence,robotics,energy,blockchain,space,andbiology.Basedonourresearchinbothpublicandprivatemarkets,theseBigIdeasarecompoundingto

redefineproductivity,capitalallocation,andcompetitiveadvantageacrossindustries.Weexaminehowthesetechnologiesaremovingfrom

experimentationtoscale,andhowtheirconvergenceisacceleratingthepaceofchangefasterthanconsensusexpectations.

Foradecade,BigIdeashasservedasasignalforwhat’snext.BigIdeas

2026continuesthatmission,equippinginvestors,businesses,and

decision-makerswithaclearerviewofwhereinnovationisheadingbeforeitbecomesobvious.

Thefuturedoesn’tarriveallatonce.ThosewhorecognizeitearlyhavetheopportunitytoOwnWhat’sNext.

WelcometoARKInvest’sBigIdeas2026.

TheGreatAcceleration04

AIInfrastructure

19

TheAIConsumerOperatingSystem

25

AIProductivity

32

Bitcoin

38

TokenizedAssets

45

DecentralizedFinanceApplications

52

Multiomics

58

ReusableRockets

78

Robotics

83

DistributedEnergy

90

AutonomousVehicles

95

AutonomousLogistics101

4

ARKBigIdeas2026:

TheGreatAcceleration

TheGreat

Acceleration

AIIsTheCentralDynamo,

AcceleratingFiveMajorInnovationPlatformsAndIgnitingAnInflectionInMacroeconomicGrowth

BrettWinton

ChiefFuturist

5

ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

DigitalWalletsProgrammableBiology

TechnologicalConvergenceIsAccelerating

Fivemajorinnovationplatforms—AI,

PublicBlockchains,Robotics,Energy

Storage,andMultiomics—arebecomingincreasinglyinterdependentas

performanceadvancesinoneplatformunlocknewcapabilitiesinanother.

ReusableRocketssendingAutonomousMobilityAIchipstoorbitcouldbecomecriticaltoscalingtheNextGenCloud.

MultiomicsdatapermissionedonDigitalWalletscouldpowerNeuralNetworks

thatcatalyzethedevelopmentof

PrecisionTherapiestocurerarediseases.

Smart

Contracts

Multiomics

NeuralTechnology

IntelligentDevices

Networks

Crypto

currencies

PrecisionTherapies

NextGenCloud

HumanoidRobots

Distributed

Energy

Generation

AutonomousMobility

ReusableRockets

Advanced

BatterySp

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EQ\*jc3\*hps28\o\al(\s\up6(ciali),obot)

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ed

Technology

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

0.4

0.35

0.3

0.25

0.2

0.15

0.1

0.05

0

RelativeImportanceAsATechnologicalCatalyst

u20232024u2025

AIEnergy

Storage

Public

Blockchains

RoboticsMultiomic

Sequencing

Disruptivetechnologiesareintermeshing.

ConvergenceNetworkStrength,ameasureofthedegreetowhichdisruptive

technologiesarecatalyzingandbeing

catalyzedbyeachother,increased35%in2025.

AIremainsthecriticalenablinginnovationplatform,theimportanceofroboticsasacatalystinflectedin2025.

Amongmajornewdevelopments:the

world’slargestrobots—reusablerockets—couldplayanextraordinaryroleinenablingAI;energystorageanddistributedenergy

systemshavebecomecriticalenablersof

nextgencloudbuild-outs;andsmart

contractsandstablecoinscouldsupportaglobaldigitalmonetaryecosystem,allowingAIagentstocoordinateanddirectreal-

worldresources.

TechnologyPlatformGrowthRatesAreAcceleratingAndCatalyzingOneAnother

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

ConvergenceNetworkStrength

(100PointScale)

+35%+20%

202320242025

Note:Networkstrengthmeasurestherealizedweightedstrengthofeachnetworkconnectioninrelationtothemaximumpossibleweightedstrengthinafullyconnectednetwork.Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromWinton2024.Inadditiontothatsource,certaininformationpresentedmaybetheresultofARK’sinternalanalyses,whichdrawonvariousadditionalsourcesofinformation.Forinformational

purposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

ConvergenceShouldLeadToMajorIncreasesInDemand

Neuralnetworkdemandfornextgencloudcomputeisrunningintoearthlyscalingconstraints.Reusablerocketscouldcometotherescue.Ata

Upmassrequiredto

satisfy100GWofAI

compute

Additionalupmass

expectedtobuild

outtheStarlink

constellation

through2030

Totalcumulative

upmassbySpaceX

through2025

ReusableRocketDemand

TonsToOrbit

10000000

~60x

~11x

(LogScale)

1000000

100000

10000

1000

100

10

1

competitivecost,space-basedAIcomputecouldprovidethecloudwiththecomputationalpowerthatneuralnetworksneedforcontinuedgrowth.AIchipgrowthcouldincreasedemandforreusablerockets60xrelativetoourexistingmodel.

SpaceAIComputevsTerrestrialAICompute

($PerTokenRatio)

10,000

7,079

5,012

3,548

2,512

1,778

1,259

891

631

447

316

224

158

112

79

56

40

28

20

14

Terrestrial/SpaceRatio(LogScale)

5

Oncurrent

launchcosts,

spacecomputewouldbe30%morecostly

thanterrestrialcompute

Onprospectivelaunch

costs,spacebased

computecouldprove

25%lessexpensivethanterrestrialcompute

0.5

CostPerkgLaunch

(LogScale)

Note:ARKinternalanalysisonthisemergingopportunity.Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromSpaceX2025a,SpaceX2025b,Maguireetal.2025.Inadditiontothosesources,certaininformationpresentedmaybetheresultofARK’sinternalanalyses,whichdrawonvariousadditionalsourcesofinformation.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceora

recommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

TheWorldIsEnteringAnUnprecedentedTechnologyInvestmentCycle

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Telephony

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SelectHistoricalTechnologicalInvestmentWaves

CapitalExpendituresAsPercentOfGDP

AISoftware

AIDataCenters

Space

Terrestrial

Robotaxis

Note:AllHistoricallinesareUSfixedassetannualgrossinvestmentaspercentofUSGDPandderivedfromtheNIPAtables.“Ecommerce”signifieswarehouseinvestments.DatacenterandRobotaxiarepercentofglobal

consensusglobalGDPderivedfromtheIMFasof12/31/2025.SpacedatacenteropportunityderivedfromSpaceXpublicstatements.HistoricalinvestmentcycleinvestmentdollarsaresourcedfromARKInvestment

ManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromUlmer1960,InternationalMonetaryFund2025,andNationalBureauofEconomicResearch1958.Inadditiontothosesources,certaininformationpresentedmaybetheresultofARK’sinternalanalyses,whichdrawonvariousadditionalsourcesofinformation.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticular

security.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

DisruptiveTechnologiesCanCatalyzeGrowthInMultipleWays

Accelerates

Capital

Formation

Frees

Human

Potential

ForMore

Productive

Use

DisruptiveTechnology

Transforms

Non-Market

ActivityInto

GDP

Increases

ReturnsOn

Deployed

Capital

Robotaxis

Automobile

Replacement

Cycle

8xIncrease

InMiles

Utilization

PerVehicle

Personal

ShiftFrom

Driving

ToPaid

Service

ShiftIn

Personal

DriveTime

ToWorkOr

Leisure

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

Currently,only$2,600ofthe~$68,000averagevalueof

homeupkeepflowsthroughtogrossdomesticproduct(GDP).

AsinglehouseholdhumanoidrobotcouldimpactGDPby

$62,000peryear.

Ahouseholdhumanoidrobotineachofthe90millionUSowneroccupiedhomescouldincreaseGDPbynearly$6

trillion,or20%.

Ifhumanoidswereto

penetrate80%ofUS

householdsoverfiveyears,

GDPgrowthcouldacceleratefrom2-3%peryearto5-6%peryear.

EachDisruptiveTechnologyCouldGenerateProfoundMacroeconomicResults,HumanoidRobotsInTheHome,AGoodCaseInPoint

$120,000

$100,000

$80,000

$60,000

$40,000

$20,000

$-

ImpactOfHomeUpkeepOnGDPPerYear

Notincluded$65,000

Included$2,600

PaidHousehold

MaintenanceAndCare

ImputedLaborCostOfMaintenanceAndCarePerformedByOwners

$120,000

$100,000

$80,000

$60,000

$40,000

$20,000

$-

Amortized1

YearCapital

ExpenseOf

ARobot

Robot

OperatingCostDisplacingPaid

Services

ConsumerSurplus

Homeowner

TimeFreed,

HalfOfWhich

DevotedTo

PaidLabor

ImpactOfASingleHouseholdHumanoidRobotOnGDPPerYear

Surplus

Included$62,000

Betterhouseholdservice

Imputedvalueleisurehours

$7,100

$31,000

$3,600

$20,000

Robot

OperatingCost

OnWork

OtherwiseLeft

Undone

Note:Thechartcalculationsassumethatconsumersarewillingtopayforadurablegoodata25%discountrateandvaluetheirunpaidtimeathalftheaveragewagerate.“Homeupkeep”focusesonthelaborportionofhomeupkeep.ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.2025c,U.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.2025d,Tesla2025.Inadditiontothosesources,certaininformationpresentedmaybetheresultofARK’sinternalanalyses,whichdrawonvariousadditionalsourcesofinformation.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

ThisTechnologicalRevolutionShouldLeadToAnotherStepChangeInRealGDPGrowth

Historically,technologyparadigmshiftshaveledtostructuralchangesinGDPgrowth.

Capitalinvestmentalone,catalyzedbydisruptiveinnovationplatforms,couldadd1.9percentage

pointstoannualizedrealGDPgrowththisdecade.

Thenewcapitalbase—robotaxis,nextgendata

centers,andenterpriseinvestmentsinAIagents—shouldboostreturnsoninvestedcapital.Realizedrealgrowthcouldexceedconsensusexpectations

bymorethan4percentagepointsperyearasotherinnovationsbegintoimpactthegrowthtrajectory.

Eachinnovationplatform—AI,PublicBlockchains,Robotics,EnergyStorage,andMultiomics—shouldprovideastructuralboosttoglobalgrowth.

GlobalRealGDPGrowth

100.0%

10.0%

2030

ARKForecast7.3%

IMFForecast3.1%

3%

LogScale

1.0%

0.6%0.3%

0.14%

0.1%

.037%

1

1000

1500

1900

2025

0.0%

BC

100,000

LogYearsUntil2030

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromDeLong1998,OpenPhilanthropy2025,andMaddison2007.Inadditiontothosesources,certaininformationpresentedmaybetheresultofARK’sinternalanalyses,whichdrawonvariousadditionalsourcesofinformation.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

ProjectedProgressInQuantumComputing

DistanceFromCrackingRSA2048

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

204420542063

StatusQuoCase

Doubling

qubitcountanderror

reductionsevery4

years

Currentrateof

progress(Google):

doublingqubitsand

reducingerrorrateby40%every4years

SomeInterestingTechnologiesLikeQuantumComputingAreUnlikelyToBeDisruptiveFor20To40Years

AggressiveCase

Moore’sLaw

doublinginqubitcountanderrorratereduction

every2years

Acceleration

Case

Doubling

qubitcountanderror

reductionsevery3

years

Adisruptivetechnologyrequiresasteepcost

declinecrossingkeyprice-pointsthatopen

compellinguniteconomicsacrossmultiple

sectorsandservesasaplatformforadditionaltechnologicalinnovation.

Quantumcomputing’sperformance

improvementcurvehasbeenslow.Despite

spendingbillionsinresearchanddevelopment(R&D),Googledoubledqubitsonlyonceinmorethanfouryears.Evenifitsperformanceand

costsweretoimprovemarkedly,achieving

2020

2027

2034

2041

2048

2055

2062

Moore’sLaw’space,quantumcomputingwouldnotbeusefulforcryptographicdecryptionuntilthe2040s.

Note:A“qubit”(quantumbit)isthefundamentalunitofinformationinaquantumcomputer.Moore’sLawistheempiricalobservationthatthenumberoftransistorsonanintegratedcircuitdoublesapproximatelyevery

twoyears.Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromAruteetal.2019,Gambette2023,Quantinuum2024,andNeven2024.Inadditiontothosesources,certaininformationpresentedmaybetheresultofARK’sinternalanalyses,whichdrawonvariousadditionalsourcesofinformation.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

DisruptiveTechnologiesCouldGrowToDominateGlobalMarkets

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

InnovationShare

OfGlobalEquityMarketCapitalization

(Percent)

1870

Railroad

ShareOfUSEquityMarket

Crypto

VentureUnicorns

PublicInnovation

2000200520102015202020252030E

250

2010

6.9%

6.2%

-2.7%

2025

6.4%

4.3%

20.0%

2015

2.5%

4.5%

-0.5%

2020

2.6%

7.8%

18.0%

2005

7.0%

11.0%

3.6%

2030E

5-YearAnnualGrowthRates

9%

-4%

35%

NominalGDP($Trillions,Nominal)

300

InnovationMarketCap

Non-InnovationMarketCap

200

150

100

50

0

2000

NominalGDP

Non-Innovation

Innovation

Note:Innovationmarketcapincludesnon-stablecoincryptoassets.Pre-2015innovationmarketcapistechsectorshareofglobalmarkets.Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromInternationalMonetaryFund2025,Crunchbase2026,WorldFederationofExchanges2026,andBureauofLaborStatistics2026,andMSCIInc.2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

14ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

ArtificialIntelligence

Computationalsystemsandsoftwarethatevolvewithdata

cansolveintractableproblems,automateknowledgework,

andacceleratetechnology'sintegrationintoeveryeconomic

sector.TheadoptionofNeuralNetworksshouldprovemoremomentousthanelectrificationandpotentiallycreatetensoftrillionsofdollarsofvalue.Atscale,thesesystemswill

requireunprecedentedcomputationalresources,andAI-

specificcomputehardwareshoulddominatetheNextGen

ClouddatacentersthattrainandoperateAImodels.The

potentialforend-usersisclear:aconstellationofAI-driven

IntelligentDevicesthatpermeatepeople'slives,changingthewaythattheyspend,work,andplay.Theadoptionofartificialintelligenceshouldtransformeverysector,impactevery

business,andcatalyzeeveryinnovationplatform.

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

EnergyStorage

ThedecliningcostsofAdvancedBatteryTechnologyshouldcauseanexplosioninformfactors,enablingAutonomous

Mobilitysystemsthatcollapsethecostoftransportation.

Electricdrivetraincostdeclinesshouldunlockmicro-mobilityandaerialsystems,includingflyingtaxis,enablingbusiness

modelsthattransformcities.Autonomyshouldreducethecostoftaxi,delivery,andsurveillancebyanorderof

magnitude,enablingfrictionlesstransportthatwillincreasethevelocityofe-commerceandmakeindividualcar

ownershiptheexceptionratherthantherule.These

innovationscombinedwithlarge-scalestationarybatteriesandDistributedEnergyGeneration,notablysolarandsmall-scalefission,shouldaddresssurgingpowerdemandfromAIdatacenterswhilesubstitutingelectricityforliquidfuelandincreasingsystem-wideresilience,reliability,andflexibility.

16ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

Multiomics

Thecosttogather,sequence,andunderstanddigitalbiological

dataisfallingprecipitously.MultiomicsTechnologiesprovide

researchscientists,therapeuticorganizations,andhealth

platformswithunprecedentedaccesstoDNA,RNA,protein,anddigitalhealthdata.Cancercareshouldtransformwithpan-

cancerbloodtests,andmoleculardiagnosticsshouldbeginto

identifyandcategorizeapanoplyofdiseases.Fedbyrich

multiomicsdataandpoweredbyProgrammableBiology,AI

systemsrunningautonomouslabscouldcollapsethecostof

drugdiscovery,development,andtrials,transformingreturnsinasectorthathasstagnated.BiologicaldiscoveriesshouldpowernovelPrecisionTherapiesthattargetandcurerarediseasesandchronicconditions,unlockingprofoundeconomics.Overtime,

thedesignandsynthesisofnovelbiologicalconstructswillyieldadvancesinagriculture,materialscience,andevencomputation.

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

PublicBlockchains

Uponlarge-scaleadoption,allmoneyandcontracts

couldmigrateontoPublicBlockchainsthatenableandverifydigitalscarcityandproofofownership.The

financialecosystemislikelytoreconfigureto

accommodatetheriseofCryptocurrencies—includingstablecoinsthatbridgetraditionalfinanceand

decentralizednetworks—andSmartContracts.These

technologiesshouldincreasetransparency,reducetheinfluenceofcapitalandregulatorycontrols,and

collapsethecostsofcontractexecution.Insucha

world,DigitalWalletswillbecomeincreasingly

necessaryasmoreassetsbecomemoney-likeand

corporationsandconsumersadapttothenewfinancialinfrastructure.AsthesewalletsevolveintoAI-driven

purchasingagents,theycouldbecomepowerful

distributionplatformsfordigitalservices.Corporatestructurescouldbecalledintoquestion.

18ARKBigIdeas2026:TheGreatAcceleration

Robotics

Catalyzedbyartificialintelligence,HumanoidRobotsshould

operatealongsidehumansandnavigatelegacyinfrastructure,

changingthewayproductsaremadeandsold,andeventually

thewayweliveourlives.SpecializedRobots—fromindustrial

armstosurgicalandwarehousesystems—shouldproliferateas

AIcollapsesthecostofintegration,embeddingautomationintoeveryoperationalprocessacrossmanufacturing,logistics,

healthcare,andthephysicalworld.Meanwhile,ReusableRocketsshouldcontinuetoreducethecostoflaunchingsatellite

constellations,enableuninterruptibleconnectivityandearthobservation,andopenthefrontierforspace-basedcomputeinfrastructureunconstrainedbyterrestrialpowerandcoolinglimitations.Anascentinnovationplatform,roboticscould

collapsethecostoftransportingacrossdistancewith

hypersonictravel,thecostofmanufacturingcomplexitywithspecializedsystems,andthecostofphysicalworkwithAI-guidedhumanoidrobots.

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:

AIInfrastructure

AI

Infrastructure

DefiningTheNextGenerationOfTheCloud

FrankDowning

DirectorofResearch,AI&Cloud

JozefSoja

ResearchAnalyst,AI&Cloud

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ARKBigIdeas2026:AIInfrastructure

DemandForAIIsGrowingRapidlyAsInferenceCostsCollapse

Billions

Dec-24

Jan-25

Feb-25

Mar-25

Apr-25

May-25

Jun-25

Jul-25

Aug-25

Sep-25

Oct-25

Nov-25

Dec-25

Jan-26

TokensInferencedOnOpenRouter

8,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

Bysomemeasures,inferencecostshavedroppedmorethan99%inthepastyear.AsAI-nativeapplicationsproliferate,costdeclinesaredrivingexplosivegrowthinthenumberoftokensinferencedbydevelopers,enterprises,andconsumers.DemandforcomputeonOpenRouter,aunifiedapplicationprogramminginterface(API)foraccessinglargelanguagemodels(LLMs),hasincreased25-foldsinceDecember2024.

Price(USDPerMillionTokens)

$100

$10

$1

$0

InferenceCostsForFixedPerformance

ModelsWithanIntelligenceIndexAbove40

o1-preview($28.90permillion)

o1

DeepSeekR1

(Jan'25)

o3-mini

Gemini2.5

gpt-oss-20B

(low)($0.10per

million)

Flash-Lite

(Reasoning)

Grok3mini

Reasoning

(high)

Sep-24

Oct-24

Nov-24

Dec-24

Jan-25

Feb-25

Mar-25

Apr-25

May-25

Jun-25

Jul-25

Aug-25

Source:ARKInvestmentManagementLLC,2026,basedondatafromArtificialAnalysis2025aandOpenRouter2026asofJanuary13,2026.Forinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeconsideredinvestmentadviceorarecommendationtobuy,sell,orholdanyparticularsecurity.Pastperformanceisnotindicativeoffutureresults.Forecastsareinherentlylimitedandcannotbereliedupon.

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ARKBigIdeas2026:AIInfrastructure

SinceTheChatGPTMoment,DataCenterSystemsGrowthHasAcceleratedFrom5%To29%AtAnAnnualRateSince

In2025,at~$500billion,annualinvestmentindatacentersystemswasnearly2.5xtheaveragefrom2012through2023.Accordingtoourresearch,this