{"id":127690,"date":"2026-01-16T14:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=127690"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:11:06","slug":"99bitcoins-exclusive-ces-2026-saw-mckinsey-ai-rewiring-product-development-faster-than-any-crypto-bull-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=127690","title":{"rendered":"99Bitcoins Exclusive: CES 2026 Saw McKinsey AI Rewiring Product Development Faster Than Any Crypto Bull Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At CES, McKinsey showed a version of the future that had nothing to do with <\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-label \">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\">BTC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\">$95,414.95<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend  negative\">0.85%<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\">Bitcoin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\">BTC<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-title\">Price<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-value\">$95,414.95<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend negative\">0.85% \/24h<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-title\">Volume in 24h<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-value\">$37.84B<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8211; <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\">?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>                     &#8211;&gt;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-chart\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-graph-title\">Price 7d<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-graph-container negative\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cwp-coin-link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_self\" class=\"cwp-coin-custom-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<br \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t directly, but everything to do with how crypto should build.<\/p>\n<p>McKinsey hosted a demo at the Fountain Bleu all about \u201crewiring\u201d product development: taking cycles that used to take six to nine months and compressing them into roughly two weeks <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using AI<\/a>, digital testing, and <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simulated customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key to great product is fast iteration. Try this. Did it work? Okay, it\u2019s okay, but these three things are still a problem.\u201d \u2013 Dave Fedewa, Partner at McKinsey told 99Bitcoins<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Next 1000X Crypto: 10+ Crypto Tokens That Can Hit 1000x in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>CES 2026: What Crypto Builders Can Steal From AI\u2019s New Product Playbook<\/h2>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>What McKinsey showcased at CES is an AI workflow that is putting other crypto supply chain companies like VeChain to shame.<\/p>\n<p>McKinsey AI is pulling in over 100,000 unprompted comments from TikTok, reviews, and other social media dialogue, then clustering them into attributes that engineers can act on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can ingest 100,000 comments in a couple hours on a specific space, way better than a survey,\u201d Fedewa told us.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people will lose their jobs soon<\/p>\n<p>McKinsey\u2019s CEO says he now counts AI agents as \u201cpeople\u201d the firm \u201cemploys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firm currently has 40,000 humans and 20,000 agents, with a stated goal of reaching parity within 18 months. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q8fMrtgf0X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Q8fMrtgf0X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Singularity (@Dr_Singularity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dr_Singularity\/status\/2011118688418566654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Visual concepts are built in about an hour, then tested with large samples and AI \u201cpersonas\u201d like a suburban mom with three kids or a 45-year-old football dad.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine persona agents for a <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin maxi<\/a>, a DeFi yield chaser, and a mobile-only retail user, all stress-testing your product copy, flows, and token design before mainnet.<\/p>\n<p>The old model was simple: build, build, build, then test and pray. The new model is tiny build, relentless testing, rapid iteration. Consumer brands are now getting statistically significant reads from thousands of people in days, not from 20 people behind a one-way mirror.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Is ChatGPT ALL you Need in 2026? Why Generic AI Won\u2019t Save Your Crypto Project<\/h2>\n<p>One of the more honest parts of the conversation was the swipe at generic AI answers:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could plug all these questions into ChatGPT\u2026 The answers that would come out would not be good,\u201d Fedewa said.<\/p>\n<p>The McKinsey team believes good answers require good training, and good training requires experience and proprietary data. They\u2019ve been doing this the hard way for 20 years, building a library of product cases and outcomes, then tuning AI on top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Real \u201cRewire\u201d Opportunity For Bitcoin And Web3<\/h2>\n<p>If CPG giants can take six- to nine\u2011month product cycles and crush them into a couple of weeks using AI, agentic personas, and digital twins, crypto teams building wallets, exchanges, and DeFi rails don\u2019t get to blame \u201cmarket conditions\u201d for moving slowly.<\/p>\n<p>There is a blueprint on the table. The only real question is which builders in this space are going to use it first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/king-of-the-decade-analyst-says-bitcoin-price-returns-will-beat-gold-and-silver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King of The Decade? Analyst says Bitcoin Price Returns Will Beat Gold and Silver<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow 99Bitcoins on <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/99BitcoinsHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> For the Latest Market Updates and Subscribe on <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@99bitcoins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> For Daily Expert Market Analysis\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>         At CES, we watched a version of the future that had nothing to do with Bitcoin directly, but everything to do with how crypto should build.\u00a0     <\/p>\n<p>         The McKinsey team believes good answers require good training, and good training requires experience and proprietary data    <\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/99bitcoins-exclusive-ces-2026-saw-mckinsey-ai-rewiring-product-development-faster-than-any-crypto-bull-run\/\">99Bitcoins Exclusive: CES 2026 Saw McKinsey AI Rewiring Product Development Faster Than Any Crypto Bull Run<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At CES, McKinsey showed a version of the future that had nothing to do with Bitcoin BTC $95,414.95 0.85% Bitcoin BTC Price $95,414.95 0.85% \/24h Volume in 24h $37.84B &lt;!&#8211; ? &#8211;&gt; Price 7d Learn more directly, but everything to do with how crypto should build. 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