● Franklin Templeton: Multiple countries will adopt BTC reserves in 2025
According to Cointelegraph, Franklin Templeton expects multiple countries to adopt BTC reserves in 2025. The company believes that BTC will solidify its status as a global asset, driven by institutional and sovereign adoption.
Franklin Templeton predicts that in 2025, the shift will move from speculation to practicality, believing that crypto technology will become the core of the global financial system. Hong Kong and Germany have already shown interest in BTC reserves.
Hong Kong legislator Wu Jiezhuang has proposed incorporating BTC into the national reserves, pointing out that small countries like El Salvador and Bhutan have adopted BTC reserves. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Germany has also expressed a willingness to adopt BTC as a reserve asset, suggesting that the European Central Bank and the German Central Bank consider BTC to enhance the resilience of the European monetary system.
● San Francisco Fed President Daly: Cryptocurrencies should be considered an independent asset class
According to PANews, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly stated that cryptocurrencies should be regarded as an independent asset class, rather than being conflated with gold. She believes that cryptocurrencies are complex and do not yet meet the conditions to be considered 'money.'
Daly pointed out that crypto assets need to define their use, whether as a medium of exchange, speculative asset, or store of value; however, their volatility and demand-driven value characteristics differ significantly from the stability of traditional currencies. Daly's views differ from those of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell. Powell has likened Bitcoin to virtual gold, but both agree that cryptocurrencies currently do not meet the conditions to be used as money.
● Jordan approves blockchain policy for 2025 to enhance government services
According to ChainCatcher, the Council of Ministers of Jordan has approved the Jordan Blockchain Technology Policy for 2025, aimed at strengthening government services, transparency, and digital security.
The policy objectives include increasing confidence in government performance, ensuring complete security and privacy of citizen data, reducing government transaction time and costs, and supporting the development of startups and blockchain technology. The policy aligns with Jordan's vision for economic modernization, aiming to enhance service sector development, support national development, and increase service exports. Through blockchain technology, Jordan hopes to improve citizen trust, transparency, combat fraud, and reduce costs.
● CoinShares: Bitcoin's price could reach $150,000 by 2025
According to Odaily Planet Daily, James Butterfill, research director at cryptocurrency asset management firm CoinShares, stated that he believes Bitcoin's price could reach $150,000 or $80,000 by 2025. If Butterfill's predicted price of $80,000 materializes, it would be due to the failure of Trump's promised pro-crypto policies. James Butterfill said, 'Disappointment surrounding the cryptocurrency policies proposed by Trump and skepticism about their implementation could trigger a significant market correction.'
James Butterfill stated that, in the long term, it is not 'unreasonable' to expect Bitcoin's market cap to reach 25% of the gold market share (currently about 10%), which would correspond to a price of $250,000 for Bitcoin. However, he believes this will not happen next year. James Butterfill noted, 'However, the timing in this regard is difficult to gauge; I don’t think this will happen in 2025, but it will develop in that direction.' He indicated that the chances of Bitcoin reaching $80,000 and $150,000 within a year are both 'very high.'
James Butterfill expects a favorable regulatory environment in the United States to be the main driver supporting Bitcoin's price. In 2023, CoinShares predicted Bitcoin's price would be $80,000 in 2024.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a temporary relief measure expected to benefit CeFi exchange users in 2025. This measure addresses concerns raised by Section 6045 of the custody broker regulations.
● Binance Labs 2025 Outlook: Focus on blockchain, AI, and biotechnology innovation
As 2024 comes to an end, Binance Labs reflected on its investment achievements and looked ahead to its development direction for 2025. In 2024, Binance Labs invested in 46 projects, 14 of which came from the BNB chain-focused MVB program and incubator, with 32 being direct investments. The investment areas covered infrastructure and applications, with a balanced proportion, demonstrating ongoing support for long-term development.
Looking ahead to 2025, Binance Labs will focus on the fields of crypto/blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and biotechnology, with a particular emphasis on the innovative potential arising from the intersection of the three. Additionally, areas previously showing weakness, such as gaming, zero-knowledge technology (ZK), and privacy solutions, are expected to see a resurgence, bringing new business opportunities as technology shifts from R&D to application.
Binance Labs stated that it will continue to support innovative projects, helping the industry move toward the future. Existing narratives such as decentralized science (DeSci), real-world assets and stablecoins (RWAs/Stablecoins), and AI agents will continue to maintain strong momentum, driving deep development in the industry.
● Opinion: The rise of AI agents may reshape the industry, and 2025 could be the year of the AI boom
According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated that the rise of AI agents is akin to the beginning of the corporate era in the 19th century, capable of signing contracts, hiring people, owning assets, and surpassing human lifespans. Crypto trader Alex Becker predicts that 2025 will be the 'year of AI agents/AI boom.' AI agents are gaining attention for their ability to build Web3 applications, issue tokens, and interact with people. Bitwise research director Matt Hougan stated that the interaction potential between AI agents and cryptocurrencies is limitless.
● Montenegro has extradited Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States
According to Wu Says, Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajic stated that Montenegro has completed the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States. Montenegro described the extradition as a demonstration of respect for the rule of law.
Do Kwon is facing dual lawsuits in New York and Seoul for the $40 billion loss caused by the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin in 2022.
