Singapore, Singapore, 13 January 2025, Pakinomist
As 2025 unfolds, HTX, the world’s leading digital asset exchange, has released its latest report, HTX 2024 Global Web3 Blockchain Ecosystem Review and 2025 Outlook, which provides forward-looking insights into the development opportunities for the crypto industry. The year 2024 marked a significant chapter in the history of the crypto industry, marked by continuous breakthroughs in blockchain technology, price increases and a progressively more open regulatory environment, where cryptocurrencies gained increasing recognition from the mainstream.
Key sectors for 2025
In the report, HTX highlighted five key sectors that showed encouraging progress last year and will continue to monitor these areas closely in 2025.
Bitcoin ecosystem
In 2024, Bitcoin’s market dominance continued to rise, solidifying its position as the core asset, with spot ETFs acting as liquidity conduits.
As a result, further development of the Bitcoin ecosystem and improvements in capital utilization efficiency are becoming increasingly important. Supported by favorable macroeconomic conditions and robust infrastructure, a potential increase in Bitcoin demand is expected over the next two years, according to the team.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure remained a cornerstone of 2024’s crypto investment and financing. The synergy between capital and technology has driven the rapid development of, among other things, Layer 1, Layer 2 and middleware projects.
Layer 1 solutions, in particular, now represent the focal point of technical development and exploration within the crypto space, and are expected to remain a priority for development resources and capital investment in the future.
Meme coins
The meme coin sector emerged as a hotspot in 2024, fostering community consensus while integrating with fields such as DeFi and GameFi to create new use cases. As the crypto market environment grows favorably, more retail investors are expected to enter the market, positioning Meme projects as vital channels for capital inflows.
AI
In 2024, the intersection of the Crypto and AI sectors has driven the exploration of several segmented fields, with AI agents emerging as a particularly prominent area of focus. In the future, AI agents are expected to gradually become personal butlers and assistants for users, serving them with extensive capabilities. Over time, they can develop unique cultures and religions.
This deep integration of AI and encryption technology is an innovative development that is unattainable within Web2 and cannot be achieved by Web3 relying solely on encryption technology.
TON Ecosystem
The TON ecosystem, which can be attributed to Telegram’s hundreds of millions of users and robust technical support, achieved significant milestones in various fields and pioneered the monetization of Web2 social applications through crypto. As it moves into 2025, it must explore and find new business models to improve user retention and identify its next growth curve.
Donald Trump Effect: Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Worth Anticipating
The report also discusses the potential impact of crypto-friendly policies that may emerge after Donald Trump takes office. Two important bills, the FIT21 Act and the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act, were able to pass faster thanks to him.
The FIT21 Act aims to create a clear legal framework for token issuance and trading by classifying tokens as digital assets or digital commodities, transfer the regulatory responsibility for many blockchain projects from the SEC to the CFTC, and introduce a safe harbor mechanism. This would help standardize and promote the healthy growth of the entire industry.
The Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act, consistent with Trump’s campaign promises, if passed, would mark Bitcoin’s transition from a niche asset to a nationally recognized reserve asset, greatly enhancing its legitimacy and recognition. It may also prompt other countries to adopt similar measures to further promote Bitcoin’s global recognition and use.
The bill was submitted to Congress for debate on August 4, 2024 and referred to the Senate Banking Committee for review. Trump is well positioned to push this bill through. Meanwhile, several US states have already proposed their own Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bills. By 2025, Bitcoin as a strategic reserve may become a reality.
Additionally, under Trump’s presidency, the SAB121 law could be repealed, allowing traditional financial institutions to hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets, working to further accelerate the institutionalization of crypto assets and contributing to the overall maturity of the crypto market. The SEC’s application criteria for the Howey test may also be relaxed, increasing the likelihood of more spot crypto ETFs being approved and more public listings of crypto companies.
Meanwhile, the report also provides a comprehensive summary of 2024, looking back at the key events that had a major impact on the crypto industry, while summarizing what HTX had achieved over the past year.
To learn more, users can visit: HTX 2024 Global Web3 Blockchain Ecosystem Review and 2025 Outlook
About HTX
Founded in 2013, HTX has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain companies spanning digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investment, incubation and other businesses.
As a world-leading gateway to Web3, they hold global capabilities that enable them to provide users with secure and reliable services.
Their growth strategy – “Global Expansion, Thriving Ecosystem, Wealth Effect, Security & Compliance”, underpins the commitment to deliver quality services and value to virtual asset enthusiasts worldwide.
