The article discusses various events and trends in the cryptocurrency market in 2024 and makes predictions for 2025. The author highlights the growth and diversification of the crypto ecosystem, with different sectors such as payments, DeFi, gaming, and infrastructure showing promising developments. The author also mentions specific investments made by Pantera in companies targeting these ecosystem-specific problems.
The article predicts that real-world assets (RWAs) will account for 30% of on-chain total value locked (TVL) by the end of 2025, citing the increasing adoption of private credit and the potential introduction of more complex financial products on the blockchain.
Other predictions include the participation of 1% of Bitcoins in Bitcoin-native finance protocols (Bitcoin-Fi), the rise of fintechs as crypto gateways, the emergence of Unichain as a leading Layer 2 solution, the resurgence of NFTs in application-specific use cases, the launch of restaking protocols, the integration of off-chain data onto the blockchain using zkTLS technology, and improved regulatory support for the crypto industry in the US.
The author expresses optimism for the future of the cryptocurrency market, driven by regulatory clarity, mainstream interest, and rising crypto prices.
- Content Editor ( coindesk.com )
- 2024-12-16
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