$ETH This year, Bitcoin broke an all-time high, reaching $126,000 a few months ago. Ethereum experienced not one, but two significant network upgrades, Solana burst onto Wall Street and, through all this, retail and institutional traders gained increasing access to cryptocurrency markets through wrapped products like exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Continuing with the optimism of late 2024 in the cryptocurrency industry, 2025 saw the resurgence of the U.S. as a dominant market in crypto, both for retail and institutional players, the consolidation of cryptocurrencies as an asset class for mainstream investors, and even the growth of artificial intelligence in crypto spaces.
That is not to say that the news has been consistently positive. Markets have fallen in recent months, and the overall U.S. and global economy are showing signs of stress. The crypto industry received vivid and unfortunate reminders, in the form of wrench attacks and kidnappings, that personal security cannot be taken for granted, and malicious actors are on track to break records in the amount of cryptocurrency they have managed to steal through hacks and other compromises.
All this to say: It has been a busy year.
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