“Seven executives from cryptocurrency companies told DLNews about their expectations for 2025. These include the resurgence of DeFi, the tokenization boom, and even a “major crash.” The revival of DeFi will continue Since its appearance in the summer of 2020, decentralized finance has proven itself to be a truly revolutionary technology. However, the sector has been “somewhat undervalued” in the past two years, said Michael Harvey, head of franchise trading at Galaxy Digital. On his […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
Seven executives from cryptocurrency companies told DLNews about their expectations for 2025. These include the resurgence of DeFi, the tokenization boom, and even “serious collapse”.
The DeFi revival will continueSince its appearance in the summer of 2020, decentralized finance has proven to be a truly revolutionary technology. However, the sector has been “somewhat undervalued” in the past two years, said Michael Harvey, head of franchise trading at Galaxy Digital.
In his opinion, the already observed trend of revitalization in the DeFi sphere will continue.
In the Ethereum ecosystem, established protocols such as Uniswap, Aave and Compound are steadily developing, and second-level networks such as Arbitrum, Optimism and Base are also improving.
At the same time, the next generation of DeFi projects appeared, to which the expert included Spark, Athena and a number of DEX-aggregators, which “significantly improved the trading process.”
The Solana blockchain has proven its success in the segment — trading volumes on the network’s decentralized platforms regularly exceed the indicators of the Ethereum ecosystem.
“We should not exclude Bitcoin from the DeFi narrative. Work continues to enhance the programmability of the first cryptocurrency, leveraging its unparalleled security to support Ordinals, the BRC-20 protocol and the expanding BTCFi ecosystem,” Harvey concluded.
Balance co-founder Norris Wang also expects a resurgence of “decentralized finance innovation.” The drivers will be the growing confidence of developers and investors, the deepening of integration with fintech platforms and the return of the leading role of the USA in the segment.
We will see a boom in tokenizationOne of the key areas of implementation of blockchain technology will be the tokenization of baskets of assets, especially those secured by government bonds, believes CEO Copper Amar Kuchinad.
Examples include existing products from BlackRock and Franklin Templeton.
“We are likely to witness a wave of flexible providers of traditional financial market infrastructure implementing blockchain-based solutions,” suggested the top manager.
According to him, the introduction of the technology will be facilitated by the advantages provided by it:
- quick calculations;
- risk reduction;
- more effective capital management;
- reduction of operating costs.
According to Ava Labs’ director of business development, Morgan Krupetsky, tokenization will “expand significantly” across sectors and asset classes.
In addition to stablecoins and money market funds, the trend will cover stocks, fixed income securities and other traditional financial instruments.
Companies that use Web2 technology and already have a customer network and sales channels will increasingly implement blockchain. According to Krupetsky, this will reflect the demand for more efficient and transparent ways of offering products.
“This will most likely involve integrating tokenized assets into their platforms for everything from payments to supply chain management. In addition to faster and more efficient transactions, the implementation could ultimately lead to an increase in the speed of money circulation,” she said.
Fasset co-founder and CEO Mohammad Raafi sees tokenization as a catalyst for cryptocurrency adoption in fast-growing markets like Indonesia and Pakistan.
As an example, he cited solutions for real estate investments that remove barriers. Users from developing countries can own a share of property in London or New York by investing less than $100, the entrepreneur emphasized.
He also noted that in 2024, more than 60% of crypto wallets were created in third world countries. This highlights the demand for DeFi solutions in regions with limited access to banking services. This trend will intensify in 2025, Raafi suggested.
Strategic Bitcoin Reserves, AI, Meme Coins, “Dinosaur Altcoins” and Other TrendsPlume CEO Chris Yin is also confident that tokenized real assets will be at the center of attention in the dynamic cryptocurrency landscape in 2025. Among other trends, he mentioned AI, meme tokens, “dinosaurs” like Ethereum, Litecoin or Monero and the growth of community activity.
“However, the real innovation will be in real assets. The growth of stablecoins as the fastest-growing digital asset class in 2024 is evidence of the practical utility of RWA, especially for institutional users,” the expert emphasized.
VALR Marketing Director Ben Caselin believes there are three themes to keep an eye on next year.
First, US President Donald Trump’s initiative to create a strategic bitcoin reserve encourages other countries to take steps in this direction. However, the manager does not expect a smooth development of events – the resistance will be significant.
Second, while changes in fiscal policy will help the market overall, a “major crash” is imminent, Kazelin believes.
“Continuous issuance of new speculative tokens is no better than reckless money printing by central banks and can be detrimental in the long run,” he explained.
Thirdly, Kazelin expects regional consolidation of exchanges. Licensed national platforms will come to the fore against the background of a relative decline in unregulated global platforms. The trend will especially affect developing countries, he noted.
“Otherwise, Bitcoin is in an exceptionally good position and looks set to show further growth and increased volatility,” the expert concluded.
We will remind you that Forbes presented forecasts not only for the crypto industry, but also for the AI segment.
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