According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on December 23, Forbes senior contributor Leeor Shimron released predictions for seven major trends in the cryptocurrency industry for 2025. The report points out that following the approval of Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 and the milestone of breaking $100,000, the cryptocurrency industry will welcome new development opportunities in 2025.
Specific predictions include: 1) G7 or BRICS countries will establish strategic Bitcoin reserves; 2) The market capitalization of stablecoins will double to $400 billion; 3) The Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem will achieve rapid growth through L2 networks (such as Stacks, BOB, Babylon), with locked value expected to exceed the current $24 billion of cross-chain wrapped Bitcoin; 4) Cryptocurrency ETF products will expand to include Ethereum staking and Solana among other tracks; 5) Tech giants like Apple and Microsoft may follow Tesla's lead in increasing Bitcoin holdings; 6) The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market will surpass $8 trillion; 7) Improvements in the regulatory environment in the United States will drive a resurgence in cryptocurrency entrepreneurship.
The report suggests that with the new SEC Chairman Paul Atkins taking office and the end of Operation Chokepoint 2.0, the United States will once again become a global center for cryptocurrency innovation. The new wave of development will be driven by institutional funding, DeFi innovation, and clearer regulation.
