1. Looking Back at 2025: What Drove BTC Prices Through “All Four Seasons” of the Year?

As 2025 draws to a close, Golden Finance, in this moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, launches the series of articles “Looking Back at 2025.” Reviewing the year’s progress in the crypto industry, we also hope that in the new year, winter will dissipate and the stars will shine brightly. In 2025, the crypto market was once glorious, reaching new all-time highs, then returning to calm, and entering a phase of oscillation and bottoming. This article reviews the performance of the crypto market this year. Click to read

2. Bitwise: Top 10 Crypto Predictions for 2026

Driven by strong institutional demand and a series of favorable regulatory developments, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Ripple (XRP) all hit record highs (at $126,080, $4,946, $293, and $3.65 respectively). Stablecoins and tokenization have become household terms. Major financial institutions like Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch have opened investment channels for cryptocurrency ETFs. Several crypto companies valued at billions of dollars, including Circle, Figure, and Gemini, completed their initial public offerings (IPOs) and went public. Click to read

3. Opinion: Cryptocurrencies Are Dead, Cryptocurrencies Are Eternal

Cryptocurrencies are dead. I am not referring to prices dropping to zero, nor to blockchain halting block production or stablecoins quietly disappearing. What I mean is, for someone like me who has been deeply involved in this industry for most of the past decade, there is one thing that makes people feel very uncomfortable. Click to read

4. Pantera: 2025 as the Year of Structural Progress in the Crypto Market

Considering the expectations for 2025—finally a government that supports cryptocurrencies, Gary Gensler’s resignation, and potential rate cuts—Bitcoin’s 25% increase since the presidential election might seem a bit disappointing. However, in mid-July, Kalshi predicted a 53% chance that Bitcoin would reach $150,000 in 2025. Click to read

5. Will All Asset Classes Rise Again Collectively?

On December 16, 2025, the US financial markets showed a complex pattern. The S&P 500 hovered around 6800 points, slightly below the early-year high but overall remaining in a high-range. Gold prices broke through $4300 per ounce, setting a new record, with an annual increase of over 60%. Silver prices approached $64 per ounce, with an increase of over 100% for the year. Crude oil (WTI) prices fell to around $57 per barrel, reflecting oversupply and demand concerns. The Federal Reserve recently restarted short-term Treasury bond purchases to ease liquidity pressures. Although not officially called quantitative easing (QE), it effectively increased liquidity injection. This has sparked divergence in market expectations about asset prices: will all asset classes rise again collectively? Click to read