2025: The Irreversible Changes in the Crypto Market
By 2025, the market has structurally shifted from speculative cycles to institutional-scale infrastructure. Key irreversible changes include: institutions becoming the dominant marginal buyers of crypto assets; Real-World Assets (RWAs) maturing into a legitimate asset class; stablecoins solidifying as both a killer app and a systemic vulnerability; and Layer-2 networks consolidating into a winner-take-all landscape. Prediction markets evolved into financial infrastructure, while AI x Crypto transitioned from hype to practical infrastructure. Launchpads industrialized into internet capital markets. High-FDV, low-float tokens proved structurally uninvestable, and the InfoFi sector experienced a boom and bust. Consumer crypto returned, led by neobanks rather than native Web3 apps, and global regulatory frameworks normalized, providing clarity and reducing operational risk.
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