20 Crypto Predictions for 2025: Bitcoin to Break $100,000

Original author: Minty
Original translation: Ring Finger Research Institute

As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, we are full of expectations for the future in 2025. According to the detailed analysis of the author @DeFiMinty on Twitter, the following are 20 predictions for the cryptocurrency world in 2025:

01 More tokens backed by real-world assets will appear

It is expected that more tokens backed by real-world assets (RWA) will be listed, and real-time asset trading on the chain will become an important driving force for mainstream market acceptance. For example, Visa plans to launch Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) on the Ethereum network in 2025 to help banks issue fiat-backed tokens, covering RWAs such as commodities and bonds, and achieve near real-time settlement through smart contracts. Spanish bank BBVA has selected the platform for a pilot and is expected to officially promote it in 2025.

02  Consumer-oriented blockchains will rise

Consumer-oriented blockchain projects will expand rapidly, and we are already seeing projects like Abstract break through through major integrations and collaborations. Abstract Chain is committed to bringing culture, community, and creativity to the chain, and will use ZK technology and EigenDA to provide a secure, fast, low-cost and developer-friendly construction environment. Abstract's development will promote a new generation of consumer cryptocurrency applications while opening up a new economic model for developers.

03  Bitcoin will break through $100,000

While the exact time is uncertain, with looser monetary policy and Bitcoin's status as a neutral store of value, Bitcoin is expected to break through $100,000 in the next few years. This breakthrough will further consolidate Bitcoin's importance in the global financial system.

04 Uniswap v4 will open up new DeFi opportunities

The launch of Uniswap v4 will open up new ways to profit from decentralized finance (DeFi), and we have seen many innovative experiments underway. This will promote the participation of more liquidity providers and traders, and promote the continued development of the DeFi ecosystem.

05  Stablecoins will become the biggest application scenario of blockchain

Stablecoins will become one of the core applications of blockchain technology due to their stable value and wide application scenarios. Enterprises have seen the value proposition and potential benefits of stablecoins, and the total amount of collateralized stablecoins in the market has exceeded $170 billion, which is higher than the data in 2022 and earlier this year.

06  OpenTensor will continue to lead AI-focused projects

OpenTensor will continue to lead AI-focused blockchain projects. The AI token market is growing at a rate of return three times the average level. In addition to the major $TAO, $FET and $NEAR, smaller projects such as $DEAI, $ENQAI, $NMT, $OLAS and $AIT have also performed well.

07  Blockchain will become the new battlefield for licensing agreements

As AI continues to dominate the market, the importance of intellectual property will continue to grow. Projects like StoryProtocol are demonstrating the potential of blockchain in intellectual property management, allowing users to set terms for multiple intellectual property assets at the same time through new modules and updates, unlocking features such as licensing AI datasets and setting franchise terms.

08  Pudgy Penguins will become one of the top NFT series

Led by LucaNetz, Pudgy Penguins' ecosystem is expanding rapidly and is expected to become one of the top NFT projects. The team and community behind it are driving the project forward at an incredible pace, making it a bright spot in the market.

09 Ethereum will become the preferred blockchain for institutions

Although there are many controversies between Ethereum and Layer 2 solutions, ETH still dominates the DeFi field. With its stability and broad ecological support, many institutions still choose Ethereum as the preferred blockchain.

10 Interoperability and chain abstraction technology lead the future of blockchain

As the number of blockchains increases, the fragmentation problem between chains is becoming increasingly prominent. Interoperable projects will become a key trend, which can effectively solve the interoperability problem between different blockchains and promote the development of the ecosystem. At the same time, chain abstraction technology simplifies the interaction between developers and multiple blockchains, improving the scalability and user experience of applications. In the future, combined with interoperability and chain abstraction, blockchain applications will be more unified and easy to use.

11  GameFi will focus on a few key applications

The blockchain game (GameFi) sector will focus on a few key applications that can quickly attract users. There are a lot of games on the market, but there will be very few games that can really detonate the market. Success stories like Axie Infinity will become the benchmark for the future.

12  More companies will launch their own Layer 2 blockchains

As Layer 2 solutions become more popular, more companies will launch their own Layer 2 blockchains to accelerate the tokenization of physical assets. For example, Soneium has launched the Soneium Minato Testnet and Soneium Spark Incubation programs to support developers and creators and promote the widespread use of Web3.

13  Memecoins will remain an opportunity, but the market is becoming saturated

While there are still opportunities in the Memecoins market, as more and more Meme tokens enter the market, the opportunities for price fluctuations will gradually decrease. The market may shift to viewing Memecoins as mini-games or projects with lottery characteristics rather than pure investment tools.

14  Asia will lead the next wave of cryptocurrency adoption

The Asian region will be the leader of the next wave of cryptocurrency applications, and market demand and technological innovation will develop rapidly in this region. As more Asian companies and users enter the crypto market, the region's influence will increase significantly.

15  HyperliquidX will be the last large airdrop project

As the value of airdrops gradually decreases, future projects may turn to other incentive structures. However, HyperliquidX will be the last airdrop project with a large-scale impact, reaching a new high in the open interest market of over $1 billion.

16  Sanko Game Corp will become a top gaming project

SankoGameCorp's ecosystem is developing rapidly, similar to the early days of NEO. Community developers and the core team work together to create original DeFi products, games, and memes, creating an interesting and vibrant online culture, and are expected to become a top gaming project that attracts much attention in the future.

17  DAO concept will be reconstructed or fall out of favor

The current DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) is not truly decentralized and has a lot of redundancy and inefficiency. In the future, the DAO concept may be reconstructed to improve its degree of decentralization and operational efficiency, otherwise it may gradually lose market appeal.

18  ZK Rollups will regain attention

With the improvement of blockchain performance and the enhancement of transaction processing capabilities, ZK Rollups technology will once again gain attention. This technology can not only solve the problem of fragmented user experience, but also solve the fragmentation of trust and liquidity through native protocol changes, and will become one of the important technologies for future blockchain expansion.

19  Regulation will be clearer

Regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies will become clearer regardless of the election results. With the increase of market funds and the participation of large enterprises, it becomes possible to promote more friendly regulatory policies, which will provide guarantee for the stable development of the crypto market.

20 Infrastructure development slows down, and applications become the focus

Although the current blockchain infrastructure is relatively mature, it still lacks influential "killer" applications. It is expected that by 2025, the development of infrastructure will take a back seat, and more projects will focus on developing user demand-driven applications, improving user experience and promoting the widespread application of encryption technology and the expansion of the user base.

Snap View

In summarizing the predictions for the cryptocurrency market in 2025, we can see that the next few years will be a period full of opportunities and challenges. With the continuous evolution of technology and changes in market demand, trends such as tokens backed by physical assets, consumer-oriented blockchains, and the popularity of stablecoins will profoundly affect our financial ecosystem.

Whether it is Bitcoin breaking new highs or the innovation of decentralized finance, we will witness a more diversified crypto world. The changes in AI technology, intellectual property management and DAO concepts will bring new vitality and direction to the industry. The rise of the Asian market and the gradual clarification of supervision will also become important factors in promoting global crypto applications.

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