Top Crypto Predictions For 2025

Solana, AI agents, predictions markets and memecoin culture. These are just some of the many  predictions that anonymous crypto veteran, @redphonecrypto (Crypto and AI storyteller, Delphi Labs) shares with Bry, Senior Solutions Architect, Chainalysis) in what is one of the most jam packed episodes of 2025. 

He shares insights from his industry leading theses including AI's economic impact, Solana's retail trading resurgence and the potential mainstream integration of crypto by tech giants. 

He also provides predictions on decentralized networks, LLM-powered apps, the evolution of prediction markets and the emergence of memecoin culture that has shocked the industry.

The duo also explore decentralized science, gaming, and the concept of web4 and its potential to eclipse web3. A must-listen for crypto enthusiasts and those curious about the future of finance and technology.

Minute-by-minute episode breakdown

2 |The anonymity and security concerns in the crypto world

4 | Delphi Labs and the emergence of crypto and AI projects

8 | Crypto's mainstream integration and Solana's retail trading surge

14 | Predictions for 2025: The rise of LLM-based agents and prediction markets 

24 |  The future of tokenized assets and decentralized finance

30 | DePIN revolutionizing infrastructure, science  and gaming

37 | X (twitter) announces new payment partnership with Visa

40 | Memecoins and AI-driven attention markets

45 | The evolution of crypto from memecoins to institutional investment

48 | Bitcoin DeFi and the emergence of ordinals 

50 | DeepSeek, AI and the future of crypto and blockchain

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Speakers on today’s episode

• Bry *Host* (Senior Solutions Architect, Chainalysis)
• @redphonecrypto (Crypto and AI storyteller, Delphi Labs)

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