1. Looking Back at 2025: What Drives BTC Prices Through "Four Seasons"?
As 2025 draws to a close, Jinse Finance presents a series of articles titled "Looking Back at 2025" to mark the New Year. This review summarizes the progress of the crypto industry throughout the year and expresses the hope that the industry will overcome its winter and shine brightly in the new year. In 2025, the crypto market experienced a period of brilliance, reaching a record high, before returning to a period of consolidation and bottoming out. This article reviews the performance of the crypto market this year.
Click to Read2. Bitwise: Top 10 Crypto Predictions for 2026
Driven by strong institutional demand and a series of favorable regulatory developments, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Ripple (XRP) all hit record highs ($126,080, $4,946, $293, and $3.65 respectively). Stablecoins and tokenization became household terms, large financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch opened up investment channels for cryptocurrency ETFs, and several cryptocurrency companies with valuations of billions of dollars, such as Circle, Figure, and Gemini, completed their initial public offerings (IPOs) and went public.
Click to Read3. Opinion: Cryptocurrency is Dead, Cryptocurrency is Immortal
Cryptocurrency is dead. I don't mean the price has gone to zero, nor do I mean the blockchain has stopped producing blocks or stablecoins have quietly disappeared. What I want to say is that, for someone like me who has been deeply involved in this industry for most of the past decade, there is something that is very unsettling.
Click to Read4. Pantera: 2025 is the Year of Structural Progress for the Crypto Market
Considering expectations for 2025—a government that finally supports cryptocurrencies, Gary Gensler's resignation, and potential interest rate cuts—Bitcoin's 25% rise since the presidential election might seem somewhat disappointing. Meanwhile, in mid-July, Kalshi predicted a 53% probability that Bitcoin would reach $150,000 in 2025.
5. Will various assets collectively rise again?
On December 16, 2025, the US financial market presented a complex picture. The S&P 500 index hovered around 6800 points, slightly lower than its high at the beginning of the year, but still maintained a historically high level. Gold prices broke through $4300/ounce, setting a new record with an annual increase of over 60%. Silver prices approached $64/ounce, with an annual increase of over 100%. Crude oil (WTI) prices fell to around $57/barrel, reflecting oversupply and demand concerns. The Federal Reserve recently restarted its purchase of short-term Treasury bonds to alleviate pressure on the money market. Although not officially called quantitative easing (QE), it has effectively increased liquidity injection. This has sparked divergence in market views on asset price trends: will all asset classes rise collectively again? Click to read