Bitwise 2025 Top 10 Predictions Review: ~50% Accuracy, Crypto Market Makes Significant Progress On Schedule

BlockBeats News, December 16th, Asset management company Bitwise today released the Top 10 Cryptocurrency Market Predictions for 2026, stating that BTC, ETH, and SOL will hit all-time highs. Reviewing its Top 10 Cryptocurrency Market Predictions for 2025 released at the end of 2024, of which 3 were achieved, 4 were partially achieved, and 3 were not achieved:

01: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana will hit all-time highs, with Bitcoin's price surpassing $200,000. (Partially achieved, only BTC hit an all-time high)

02: Bitcoin ETF's inflow in 2025 will surpass 2024. (Not achieved)

03: Coinbase will surpass Charles Schwab to become the world's most valuable brokerage firm, with its stock price breaking $700 per share. (Not achieved, highest stock price $444.645)

04: 2025 will be the year of Crypto IPOs, with at least five crypto unicorn companies going public in the U.S. (Achieved)

05: Token issuance by AI agents will lead to a larger-scale Meme coin craze compared to 2024. (Partially achieved, significant AI Meme coin craze but overall scale did not exceed end of 2024)

06: The number of countries holding Bitcoin will double. (Achieved, increased from around 9-10 countries to 20+ countries)

07: Coinbase will enter the S&P 500 index, MicroStrategy will enter the Nasdaq 100 index, adding crypto exposure to (almost) every U.S. investor's portfolio. (Achieved)

08: The U.S. Department of Labor will relax guidance on cryptocurrency restrictions in 401(k) plans, leading to billions of dollars flowing into crypto assets. (Partially achieved, scale did not reach billions of dollars)

09: With the anticipated stablecoin legislation in the U.S., stablecoin assets under management will double to $400 billion. (Partially achieved, legislation passed, market cap increased to a peak of around $310 billion)

10: With Wall Street's deepening acceptance of cryptocurrencies, the value of Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization will exceed $500 billion. (Not achieved, RWA token total market value about $240-300 billion)

Its additional prediction for 2024 was: By 2029, Bitcoin will surpass the $18 trillion gold market, with the price exceeding $1 million per coin.