Crypto in 2025: What is its Ceiling?

Sid Powell, Co-founder of centralised finance platform Maple Finance, draws comparisons with traditional market development. “If you look historically when we saw gold ETFs come in, the inflows in the first year increased dramatically in subsequent years — and I think we can expect to see that with the bitcoin ETFs,” Powell tells CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe.

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Previous cryptocurrency market cycles demonstrated significant volatility, including Bitcoin’s decline from US$70,000 to below US$17,000 in 2022 amid company bankruptcies. 

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However, predictions point to a rapid rise for 2025, with Youwei Yang, Chief Economist at cryptocurrency mining firm Bit Mining, projecting 2025 trading ranges between US$180,000 and US$190,000. He does, however, note risks from US-China tensions and Federal Reserve policy adjustments.

University of Sussex finance professor Carol Alexander is slightly more cautious, telling CNBC that summer prices could reach “around US$150,000 plus or minus US$50,000”. 

This forecast aligns with Bernstein’s outlook for increased institutional participation through regulated channels and anticipated growth in Ethereum adoption through real-world asset tokenisation.

What’s more, Bernstein expects traditional investors to engage with Ethereum’s technical applications in staking, smart contracts, and cross-chain operations.

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This development accompanies the firm’s projection for artificial intelligence integration within cryptocurrency systems, furthering the appeal of cryptocurrencies to investors.

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