Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Investors Have Had a Bumper 2024, Will the Rally Continue into 2025?

Bitcoin (BTC) investors have had a bumper 2024, with the oldest and largest cryptocurrency trading above $100,000 (all figures in U.S. dollars) for the first time ever—it's up over 100% year-to-date (as of Dec. 19, 2024).

Bitcoin (BTC) investors had a great 2024, with the oldest and largest cryptocurrency trading above $100,000 (all figures in U.S. dollars) for the first time ever—it’s up over 100% year-to-date (as of Dec. 19, 2024).

Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, hasn’t done too badly either—it’s up about 60% in 2024.

Here’s another staggering statistic: As the table below shows, the total crypto market cap more than doubled, from about $1.6 trillion in January 2024 to $3.31 trillion as of Dec. 19, 2024.

Source: Coinmarketcap.com

If you remained invested in crypto through the crash of 2022-2023, you’re probably reaping the rewards for sticking with it through tough times. Various factors contributed to these gains, of which the biggest and most recent is the re-election of Donald Trump—who now supports crypto—as the next president of the United States.

The crypto market had much going for it in 2024, but what does 2025 hold? Will bitcoin’s price remain above $100,000 in the new year? Is BTC now a bubble? Has crypto peaked for this market cycle? Will ethereum hit new all-time highs in 2025—or will it be knocked out of place by alternatives like solana?

How high (or low) will bitcoin go in 2025?

Bitcoin could keep rising in 2025 … or it could lose half its value. Nobody can predict the markets consistently with perfect accuracy. After all, if we could, investing would be risk-free. So, all predictions should be taken with more than just a pinch of salt.

Having said that, if you’ve invested in crypto or are considering it, you probably want to know what the potential upside is. There’s no way to know for sure, but here’s what some well-known researchers and fund managers have to say about the future of crypto.