Author: Martin Young, CoinTelegraph; Translated by: Wu Zhu, Jinse Finance
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated that with the help of artificial intelligence and tokenization, 2025 could see a flourishing of small, niche businesses, more companies adopting Bitcoin, and a potential 'revival' of mergers and acquisitions benefiting cryptocurrency.
In a series of posts on January 5, Horsley expressed that he believes the world in 2025 is 'on the brink of transformation.'
Tokenization empowers small businesses
In a post on X, Horsley also made some predictions about tokenization, suggesting that most of the focus is on the interests of the demand side, such as democratizing access to money market funds, but the real revolutionary potential lies with the supply side.
He stated that the transformative power of tokenization could come from allowing a large number of untapped small businesses to enter the capital market.
Brickken founder and CEO Edwin Mata stated that the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) could be the next key narrative in the crypto space by 2025. He noted, 'Tokenization of real-world assets is transforming traditional markets by digitizing and trading assets like real estate, debt, and equity on the blockchain.'
Artificial intelligence will drive a surge in the number of micro-companies
'I believe AI could drive a surge in the number of companies and tokenized companies,' Horsley shared his views on the development of artificial intelligence in the coming year in another post.
'Artificial intelligence can significantly increase the number of niche businesses. These businesses may never go public, but they can be tokenized. It could be an important new long-tail capital market.'
An example of how artificial intelligence facilitates tokenization. Source: Hunter Horsley
'Bitcoin standard' companies
Horsley also predicted that a major theme in 2025 will be the emergence of 'Bitcoin standard companies' that hold BTC on their balance sheets. 'Many companies will join the Bitcoin standard in 2025,' Horsley said.
MicroStrategy hinted it will purchase again on Monday, being the largest corporate holder of BTC with 446,400 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $4.37 billion at current market prices.
By the end of 2024, several smaller companies announced that they had begun formulating strategies to invest in and hold Bitcoin as part of their treasury.
Dismantling controls on mergers and acquisitions
Horsley stated that the Trump administration might 'dismantle' controls on mergers and acquisitions of large companies, which would be beneficial for cryptocurrency.
In a post on X on January 6, Horsley predicted that the 'Seven Giants'—comprising Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—'might ultimately be able to leverage their market value.'
'Large companies may become bigger, while medium-sized companies may shrink,' he said, adding, 'If that happens, I think it will accelerate the development of cryptocurrency,' provided that large companies operate based on their own interests rather than those of users.
'The premise of cryptocurrency is not believing that large institutions will act in your best interest. Large companies are getting bigger, which further highlights this point.'
