A review of Bitwise's top ten predictions for the cryptocurrency market in 2025, released at the end of 2024, shows that 3 predictions were achieved, 4 were partially achieved, and 3 were not achieved:
01: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana will reach all-time highs, with Bitcoin trading prices exceeding $200,000. (Partially achieved, only BTC reached an all-time high)
02: The inflow of funds into Bitcoin ETFs in 2025 will exceed that of 2024. (Not achieved)
03: Coinbase will surpass Charles Schwab to become the world's most valuable brokerage, with its stock price breaking $700 per share. (Not achieved, highest stock price $444.645)
04: 2025 will be the year of cryptocurrency IPOs, with at least five crypto unicorns going public in the United States. (Achieved)
05: Tokens issued by AI agents will lead to a larger Meme coin craze than in 2024. (Partially achieved, AI Meme coin craze was significant, but overall scale did not exceed the end of 2024)
06: The number of countries holding Bitcoin will double. (Achieved, from about 9-10 countries to 20+ countries)
07: Coinbase will enter the S&P 500 index, and MicroStrategy will enter the Nasdaq 100 index, adding cryptocurrency exposure to (almost) every American investor's portfolio. (Achieved)
08: The U.S. Department of Labor will relax guidance on cryptocurrency in 401(k) plans, leading to hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into crypto assets. (Partially achieved, scale did not reach hundreds of billions)
09: With the long-awaited stablecoin legislation passed in the U.S., the scale of stablecoin assets will double to $400 billion. (Partially achieved, legislation passed, market cap grew to about $310 billion)
10: As Wall Street's acceptance of cryptocurrencies deepens, the value of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization will exceed $50 billion. (Not achieved, total market cap of RWA tokens is about $24-30 billion)
Its additional prediction for 2024 is: By 2029, Bitcoin will surpass an $18 trillion gold market, with trading prices exceeding $1 million per coin.
