Bitwise 2025 Top 10 Predictions Review: Approximately 50% Accuracy, Significant Progress Seen in Crypto Market Over the Year

BlockBeats News, December 16, Asset management company Bitwise today released the Top 10 Cryptocurrency Market Predictions for 2026, stating that BTC, ETH, and SOL will hit all-time highs. Looking back at its Top 10 Cryptocurrency Market Predictions for 2025 released at the end of 2024, 3 were achieved, 4 were partially achieved, and 3 were not achieved:

01: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana will reach all-time highs, with Bitcoin's trading price surpassing $200,000. (Partially achieved, only Bitcoin hit an all-time high)

02: Bitcoin ETF inflows in 2025 will exceed those of 2024. (Not achieved)

03: An exchange will surpass Charles Schwab to become the world's most valuable brokerage firm, with its stock price breaking $700 per share. (Not achieved, highest stock price reached $444.645)

04: 2025 will be the Year of Crypto IPOs, with at least five crypto unicorn companies going public in the U.S. (Achieved)

05: Token launches by AI agents will lead a larger-scale Meme coin craze compared to 2024. (Partially achieved, significant AI Meme coin craze, but overall scale did not exceed end of 2024)

06: The number of countries holding Bitcoin will double. (Achieved, increased from around 9-10 countries to 20+ countries)

07: An exchange will join the S&P 500 index, and MicroStrategy will join the Nasdaq 100 index, providing exposure to cryptocurrency for (almost) every U.S. investor's portfolio. (Achieved)

08: The U.S. Department of Labor will ease guidance restrictions on cryptocurrency in 401(k) plans, leading to billions of dollars flowing into crypto assets. (Partially achieved, scale did not reach billions of dollars)

09: With the anticipated stablecoin legislation passed in the U.S., stablecoin assets under management will double to $400 billion. (Partially achieved, legislation passed, market cap increased to approximately $310 billion)

10: With Wall Street's increased acceptance of cryptocurrency, the value of Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization will exceed $500 billion. (Not achieved, total market cap of RWA tokens around $240-300 billion)

Its additional 2024 prediction is: By 2029, Bitcoin will surpass the $18 trillion gold market, with the trading price exceeding $1 million per coin.