2024 was a breakout year for crypto, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana outperforming traditional assets and spot Bitcoin ETFs attracting $31.7 billion in record inflows. Coinbase surged toward S&P 500 inclusion, stablecoins doubled, and tokenized real-world assets began their rise. Nations embraced Bitcoin as a reserve asset, and AI-driven memecoins fueled fresh mania.
Bitwise calls 2024 a prelude to 2025—a year poised to redefine crypto’s place in global finance.
Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer, Matt Hougan, and Head of Research, Ryan Rasmussen join us to share Bitwise’s top 10 2025 Predictions. Trust us anon, you don’t want to miss this.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
5:14 Summarizing 2024
17:55 Bitcoin, Ethereum, & Solana 2025 Price Targets
23:35 2025 Bitcoin ETF Flows
28:29 Coinbase Surpasses Charles Schwab
34:17 Year of the Crypto IPO
41:45 AI Agent Memecoin Mania
47:20 Countries Holding Bitcoin
51:01 Coinbase S&P 500 & MicroStrategy Nasdaq-100
56:55 Crypto 401(k)s
59:32 Stablecoin Assets Double
1:03:18 RWAs Surpasses $50B
1:09:12 Bonus Prediction: 2029 Bitcoin Price
1:06:38 Closing & Disclaimers
RESOURCES
Bitwise 2025 Predictions
https://x.com/BitwiseInvest
Matt Hougan
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan
Ryan Rasmussen
https://x.com/RasterlyRock
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