How did 2025 shake out for crypto?

Gold, silver, platinum and copper all surged to new records as metals — not bitcoin — attracted capital on the debasement trade and geopolitical tension.

Diversification into AI and HPC infrastructure drove sharp outperformance for miners, while pure-play bitcoin miners lagged.

The crypto exchange’s tokenization, AI tools, and stablecoin revenue help it stand out in ‘transition year’ for crypto equities, said Clear Street's Owen Lau.

The proposal, which transforms UNI into a value-accruing asset, received more than 125 million votes in support with just 742 dissenting.

Changpeng Zhao, a co-founder of Binance, which owns the utility, said the losses will be reimbursed.

Five years of CME futures data shows where bitcoin has, and has not, built meaningful price support.

The FSTB and SFC concluded consultations on virtual regimes and plan to introduce new bill to LegCo next year.

The biggest single-day exit came from BlackRock’s IBIT, which saw $91.37 million leave the fund. Grayscale’s GBTC followed with a $24.62 million outflow.

XRP remains in a $1.85–$1.91 range, with strong selling near $1.90 and consistent bids near $1.86, suggesting a potential decisive break ahead.

Such sudden price changes are often due to thin liquidity and can be exacerbated by fewer active traders during quieter hours.

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

Technical factors dominated as FIL maintained a tight correlation with broader crypto sentiment while establishing support above $1.27.

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal

New directive, which operates alongside MiCA, expands tax data sharing, sets July 1 compliance deadline for exchanges across bloc.

The analyst team said the first long-term co-location agreement at NC-1 validates WhiteFiber’s retrofit model.

APT has support at $1.56 and resistance at $1.63, per CoinDesk technical models.

The largest deals of the year included Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, Kraken's $1.5 billion purchase of NinjaTrader, and Ripple's $1.25 billion buyout of Hidden Road.

The movement follows inflows into wallets tied to Trump Media, implying the company is actively managing its bitcoin position rather than leaving it static.

A debate on X over seemingly conflicting bitcoin forecasts from Fundstrat analysts drew a response from Tom Lee, highlighting differing mandates and time horizons.

UNI jumped after voting began on a proposal to activate Uniswap protocol fees, while broader crypto markets traded quietly.

The fund will use Coinbase Crypto Services as its initial staking provider and pay a 4% service fee, with rewards accruing to the fund and reflected in its net asset value.

Will we get this bill after all?

The full scope of Glamsterdam has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026.

The deal includes performance-based earn-outs contingent on Enigma's strategies generating $40 million in net income.

The scammer sent a small "dust" amount to the victim's transaction history, causing the victim to copy the address and send $50M to the scammer's address.

Digital fixed-income products are experiencing rapid growth, with $325 million distributed on Mercado Bitcoin's platform in 2025.

The director of global macro at the asset management giant remains a secular bull on bitcoin, but isn't optimistic about the next year.

"If you can do $25 billion in bad year, imagine the flow potential in good year," said Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas