January:
- Launch of the Trump Digital Currency (Meme Coin) days before his inauguration
- Pardon for Ross Ulbricht
- Launch of the Melania Digital Currency (Meme Coin) and its Rugs
- The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies exceeded $4 trillion
- Super Meme Coin Cycle
February:
- Hack of the Bybit platform and theft of $1.5 billion
- Bitcoin price correction by more than 20%
- Collapse of the Libra digital currency after a promotional campaign for Meili
- Inflation debate around Solana
- Panic security situation in trading platforms
March:
- Trump announces U.S. strategic reserve for digital currencies
- Official announcement of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Ripple
- Redstone's digital trading launch and major listings
- Binance wallet activity increases significantly
April:
- Fears of tariff imposition ignite market collapse
- Bitcoin price drops below $100,000
- Jesse Pollock launches Everything Token campaign
May:
- U.S. states adopt Bitcoin reserve laws
- Bitcoin reaches an all-time high of $112,000
- Launch of Ethereum Bictora update
- Trump hosts Trump MemeCoin dinner
- Coinbase joins the S&P 500 index
- Sui network breach
June
- Acceleration of total value locked in decentralized finance recovery
- Total value locked in Aave exceeds $24 billion
July
- Signing of the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act
- Bitcoin reaches an all-time high of $118,000
- Ethereum celebrates its tenth anniversary
- Launch of the Solana ETF
- Aave sits atop decentralized finance
August
- Ethereum reaches an all-time high of $4,948
- Huge growth in total value locked in decentralized finance across various protocols
- High liquidity and suspicious practices widespread
- Selling PumpFun token
- BNB reaches an all-time high
September
- Fed resumes interest rate cuts
- Cryptocurrencies avoid the usual September decline
- SEC and CFTC indicate regulatory alignment
- Bitcoin OP_RETURN controversy sparks division in the cryptocurrency market
- Creator Capital Markets
October:
- Bitcoin surpasses its all-time high of $126,000
- Trump's statements on tariffs lead to market collapse
- Massive liquidations in the world of cryptocurrencies
- Temporary drop in USD (USDe) exchange rate on Binance
- CZ receives presidential pardon
- Return of the discussion about Zcash
November
- Emergence of bear market memes
- Hope returns in altcoin season
- Growing speculation around the LINK ETF
- Caution in market sentiment
- Coinbase acquires the UpOnly non-fungible token (NFT)
December
- Return of capital flows to ETFs
- Robinhood launches campaign against altcoin criminals in the EU
- Accused decentralized trading platforms described as the story of the year
- Bittensor halving reward reaches its peak
- Stablecoin usage reaches record levels
How was 2025 for you?
