#Crypto2025Trends The cryptocurrency market is heading into 2025 on the heels of a bull run sparked largely by converted crypto advocate Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House.

The president-elect has vowed to make the US the “crypto capital of the world,” and is stocking his cabinet with crypto-friendly picks, heralding a new era for an industry whose market cap has hit around US$2 trillion in under 16 years.

Bitcoin and Ethereum performed strongly in H2 2024, joined by emerging contenders Solana, XRP and Cardano. Their surges accelerated after the election on the back of growing hopes for crypto adoption and integration.

Even so, Bitcoin has retained its dominant position. The number of active addresses has grown by over 12 percent since November 5, according to data gathered from Into the Block. Meanwhile, the anticipation of clearer regulations in 2025 is driving a price discovery phase for Bitcoin. Investors are optimistic, buoyed by the popular coin's recent breakthrough to over US$100,000 on December 4. Estimates now range from around US$120,000 to US$150,000.

“The next months will have insane long opportunities,” said Capriole Fund founder Charles Edwards on December 1.

2025 is expected to be a year of transformation for the crypto market, where defined regulation, institutional adoption and emerging technologies converge to shape a new era of digital finance.

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Read on for an overview of what experts see coming for the fast-developing industry next year.

Economic landscape promising for crypto

“The current economic landscape is quite promising for the crypto market in the upcoming year,” Dean Skurka, president and CEO of Canadian financial firm WonderFi, told the Investing News Network (INN) in an email.