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The State of Cryptocurrency in 2024: Bitcoin (BTC) Surpasses the $100,000 Mark for the First Time in History

Jan 11, 2025 at 12:07 pm

The cryptocurrency sector has entered a new phase of maturity in 2024, with over 400 million wallets having a positive balance, notes a new report by Chainalysis.

The State of Cryptocurrency in 2024: Bitcoin (BTC) Surpasses the $100,000 Mark for the First Time in History

Crypto Surges to New Heights in 2024: Key Takeaways from Chainalysis Report

A new report by Chainalysis reveals several milestones attained by the cryptocurrency sector in 2024.

Key highlights include:

- Over 400 million wallets now have a positive balance, indicating a significant increase in cryptocurrency adoption.

- Bitcoin (BTC) price achieved all-time highs several times in 2024, notably climbing above $70,000 in March and again in December, surpassing $100,000.

- Transfer activity across all digital assets surpassed the previous peaks of late 2020 and 2021.

- The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector activity approached record levels observed between 2021 and 2022.

- Stablecoins emerged as a major use-case, especially in emerging markets, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum in adoption.

- According to Chainalysis, stablecoins accounted for over half and in some cases up to 75% of recent on-chain transaction volumes.

- The launch of BTC and ETH ETFs drove another wave of adoption in 2024.

- Daily Bitcoin ETF volumes soared, approaching $10 billion in March, and BTC ETF flows surpassed those of the first net gold ETF from its 2005 launch, making it the fastest-growing ETF in history.

News source:bitcoinke.io

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