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As speculation swirls about the future trajectory of Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market, asset management firm VanEck has released a series of predictions that support its optimism that the upward momentum will continue.
VanEck predicts Bitcoin will soar to $180,000
VanEck predicts that the crypto bull market will reach a “medium-term peak” in the first quarter of 2025, before hitting a new all-time high by the end of the year. The company believes that Bitcoin could soar to around $180,000, Ethereum (ETH) could exceed $6,000, Solana (SOL) could exceed $500, and Sui (SUI) could exceed $10. I expect there will be.
The report further suggests that the United States will begin to embrace Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, as President-elect Donald Trump has promised, and expects overall adoption of cryptocurrencies to increase.
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With the expected change in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a number of spot crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) are also expected to be approved. This includes spot trading capabilities for both Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as an Ethereum ETP with staking options.
According to the report, the asset manager predicts that the value of tokenized securities will exceed $50 billion in the coming months, after increasing 61% to $12 billion throughout this year.
Currently, most of this value resides in permissioned chains, but in 2025, especially as organizations like Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seek to bridge public and private blockchains. It is expected to be a breakthrough year.
The company predicts that stablecoins will revolutionize payment systems and could triple the amount of payments per day, reaching $300 billion by the end of 2025.
This growth will be driven by increased adoption in global commerce, remittances, and integration with major technology and payment networks, allowing the stablecoin to process transactions equivalent to 5% of DTCC's daily trading volume. will be located in position.
DeFi hits all-time high
Another interesting prediction is the rise of a million new AI agents, whom VanEck describes as “digital workers” who will perform tasks and make decisions autonomously.
These agents are expected to generate significant on-chain activity as they expand their role beyond decentralized finance (DeFi) into areas such as social media, gaming, and consumer applications.
VanEck predicts that Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions will accumulate a Total Value Locked (TVL) of 100,000 BTC and grow by an impressive 600% in 2024, reaching a TVL of 30,000 BTC.
The report predicts that Ethereum's blob space will generate $1 billion in fees due to rapid adoption of layer 2 solutions, rollup optimization, and high-ticket use cases such as tokenized assets and enterprise applications. .
VanEck predicts that decentralized finance (DeFi) will reach all-time highs, with decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume reaching $4 trillion and total value locked in DeFi increasing to $200 billion .
This growth will reportedly be driven by AI-related tokens, consumer-facing decentralized applications (dApps), and asset tokenization to drive liquidity and user adoption.
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The non-fungible token (NFT) market is expected to recover, with trading volume projected to reach $30 billion in 2025. Despite the recent economic downturn, standout projects like Pudgy Penguins and Miladys have managed to grow by leveraging strong community ties and transitioning to consumer brands. .
Finally, VanEck predicts that decentralized application (dApp) tokens will close the performance gap with layer 1 tokens.
In 2024, layer 1 blockchain tokens will outperform dApp tokens by a factor of 2, but innovative dApps in artificial intelligence and decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) are expected to drive changes in performance dynamics. I am.
On the daily chart, we can see that the price of BTC has soared above $100,000. Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView.com
At the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency on the market managed to regain the $101,820 level, registering a 2% rise in the 24-hour time frame.
Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
