Top 10 Crypto x AI Predictions for 2025 | Bitwise's Matt Hougan & Ryan Rasmussen

2024 was a breakout year for crypto, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana outperforming traditional assets and spot Bitcoin ETFs attracting $31.7 billion in record inflows. Coinbase surged toward S&P 500 inclusion, stablecoins doubled, and tokenized real-world assets began their rise. Nations embraced Bitcoin as a reserve asset, and AI-driven memecoins fueled fresh mania.

Bitwise calls 2024 a prelude to 2025—a year poised to redefine crypto’s place in global finance.

Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer, Matt Hougan and Head of Research, Ryan Rasmussen join us to share Bitwise’s top 10 2025 Predictions. Trust us anon, you don’t want to miss this.  

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0:00 Intro 5:19 Summarizing 2024 8:58 Bitcoin, Ethereum, & Solana 2025 Price Targets 21:40 2025 Bitcoin ETF Flows  27:20 Coinbase Surpasses Charles Schwab 32:13 Year of the Crypto IPO  38:01 AI Agent Memecoin Mania 47:39 Countries Holding Bitcoin  53:14 Coinbase S&P 500 & MicroStrategy Nasdaq-100  56:54 Crypto 401(k)s  1:02:48 Stablecoin Assets Double 1:05:26 RWAs Surpasses $50B  1:09:12 Bonus Prediction: 2029 Bitcoin Price  1:12:32 Closing & Disclaimers 

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Bitwise 2025 Predictions  https://bitwiseinvestments.com/crypto-market-insights/the-year-ahead-10-crypto-predictions-for-2025

Matt Hougan https://x.com/Matt_Hougan 

Ryan Rasmussen https://x.com/RasterlyRock  

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