“Crypto Stayed Flat in A Volatile First Half of the Year Thanks to Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s Eth, Solana’s Sol and Small Caps Endured Steep Losses.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com
Despite All The Tantrum About Tariffs, Impening Recession, War, and Heightded Expectations of Crypto Friendly Policies and A Digital Asset Strategic Reserve With Donald Trumt. Market Capitalization of Cryptocurrencies, Measured by TradingView, Inclod Up A Measly 3% to $ 3.27 Trillion Over The Past Six MONTS.
Looking Closer, The Performance Was Starkly Uneven, with Bitcoin
Holding up the rest of the Market.
BTC Climbed 13% in the FIRST SIX MONHS OF 2025, Continuing to Outshine the Broader Market. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s Ether
The Second-Largest Crypto Asset, TumbLED 25%, and Solana
shad nearly 17%.
Smaller and Riskier Tokens Even Even Even Sharper Losses: The Other Index on Tradingview, WHICH Excludes the 10 Largest Assets by Market Cap, Plunged 30%.
Year-to-Date Returns of the Coindesk Bitcoin Index (XBX) and The Coindesk 100 Index (CD100). (Coindesk Indices)
What’s Next?Despite the Modest Start to the Year, Some Analysts See Room for Renewed Upside. Joel Kruger, Market Strategist at LMAX Group, Noted that July Has Historically Been A Strong Month for Crypto, AVERAGING 7.56% Returns Since 2013.
“We Enter a period that has traditionally deliverlyer Returns,“ SAID KRUGER. “WitH the Second Half of the Year Historical Production Outsized Gains, The Broader Setup Remains Encouroging.”
Kruger ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THAT The Crypto Treasury Strategy Trend is IncreASERAPANDING BITCOIN, WITH FIRMS ANNOUNCING PLANS TO ACCUMULATE DIGITAL Assets Like.
Coinbase Analysts Also Maintained A Positive Outlook for Crypto Through the Second Half of the Year, Driven by Favorable Macroeconsomic Backdrop, Potenium Rate Cuts by the Federal. Clarity in the US with Lawmakers Advanceing Legislation for Stablecoins and the Broader Crypto Market Structure.
Still, The Next Couple Months Could Be Lackluster, Bitfinex Analysts Warned. The Next Quarter-Year Starting with July Has Been Historically The Weakest for Bitcoin, AVERAGING ONLY 6% GAINS SINCE 2013, they SAID IN A MONDAY REPORT.
“This is Also WHERE AVERAGE VALATY IS SUBDUED, Adding to Our Bias of Range Bound Price Action Continuing for Longer,” The Authors Noted.
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