VanEck Publishes 2025 Cryptocurrency Price Predictions, Anticipating Further Bullish Price Action

U.S. asset manager VanEck has published its predictions for cryptocurrency prices in 2025, anticipating further bullish price action next year.

U.S. asset manager VanEck has shared its predictions for cryptocurrency prices in 2025, largely driven by the halving and U.S. regulatory developments.

The firm's analysts expect the crypto market to reach a medium-term peak in the first quarter of 2025, with Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins setting new all-time highs.

However, a market downturn is predicted later in the year, followed by a strong recovery.

Here are some key highlights from VanEck's 2025 crypto predictions:

Crypto Market Peaking Early 2025

VanEck anticipates a strong bull market in the first quarter of 2025, fueled by the Bitcoin halving and altcoin rallies.

As a result, BTC is expected to reach $180,000 while Ethereum (ETH) could hit $6,200.

Among altcoins, Solana (SOL) and Sui (SUI) are predicted to experience significant gains.

After peaking in spring, a 30% BTC retracement and deeper altcoin pullbacks (up to 60%) are expected by summer.

However, the market is forecast to rebound, reaching new all-time highs in the fourth quarter.

High funding rates, excessive unrealized profits, declining Bitcoin dominance, overvalued MVRV ratios and rising mainstream speculation are among the indicators that will signal a market top.

U.S. Positioning Itself In Bitcoin, Raising Crypto Adoption

The United States is expected to become a global leader in Bitcoin adoption, owing to pro-crypto policies and initiatives, such as crypto-friendly leadership, Bitcoin reserves, expanding Bitcoin mining and corporate Bitcoin holdings.

Moreover, the U.S. is likely to increase its share of global crypto developers from 19% to 25% by 2025.

Tokenized Securities Market To Expand

According to VanEck's predictions, the tokenized securities market will grow to over $50 billion in 2025.

These securities aim to enhance efficiency, decentralization and transparency within the financial system.

Currently, about $12 billion in tokenized securities exist, with $9.5 billion in private credit securities on the Provenance blockchain.

Stablecoins: The ‘Trojan Horse' To Further Adoption

Stablecoins are anticipated to play a pivotal role in global commerce, with daily settlement volumes reaching $300 billion by the end of 2025.

This growth is expected to be driven by major player integration and expansion in remittances, essentially making stablecoins the “Trojan Horse” for blockchain adoption.

AI Agents To Surpass 1 Million Active On-Chain Agents

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are set to cross the 1 million mark in terms of active on-chain agents by 2025, revolutionizing industries such as decentralized finance (DeFi) and social media.

These specialized bots autonomously optimize outcomes, ranging from yield maximization to boosting engagement, and platforms like Virtuals are enabling even non-technical users to create agents.

Bitcoin Layer-2 Solutions To Transform DeFi

By 2025, Bitcoin Layer-2 solutions are expected to reach a total value locked (TVL) of 100,000 BTC, helping to address Bitcoin's scalability issues while enabling lower-latency transactions, higher throughput and smart contract functionality in DeFi.

Ethereum's Expanding Role As Settlement Layer For L2s

Anticipate over $1 billion in fees being generated by Ethereum’s Blob Space in 2025, solidifying the blockchain’s role as the settlement layer for Layer-2 (L2) ecosystems.

This data layer will compress and process transaction histories, ensuring that Ethereum captures value from its L2 network and aids in scaling the blockchain.