Bitcoin reaches $180K, Ethereum skyrockets to $6K: VanEck's 2025 Vision

The cryptocurrency market has experienced significant growth in the last quarter of this year, mainly due to the recent victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election. VanEck, a US-influential investment management company, has announced ten important predictions that could significantly increase the value of the cryptocurrency market in the coming year. VanEck predicts noteworthy price increases for top cryptocurrencies next year. Bitcoin (BTC) could soar to a staggering $180,000, Ethereum (ETH) is expected to surpass $6,000, Solana (SOL) could exceed $500, and SUI is predicted to surpass $10. These predictions reflect unprecedented growth expectations. VanEck believes that Trump's positive view of cryptocurrency could lead the US to see Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. After Trump appointed a pro-cryptocurrency chairman to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it is expected that the SEC will approve multiple cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs). Ethereum's ETPs, which were previously limited in staking capabilities during Joe Biden's tenure, are also expected to benefit. Another important prediction by VanEck is the strong growth potential driven by Bitcoin-based layer-2 networks. These networks can achieve a Total Value Locked (TVL) of 100,000 BTC, marking a 600% increase compared to this year's figures. VanEck also highlights the completion of the Ethereum Dencun upgrade earlier this year, which has improved blob operations. It is expected that Ethereum's blob space will generate $1 billion in fees due to increasing activity in rollup layer-2 and high-fee use cases. The stablecoin industry currently sees a daily trading volume of around $100 billion. VanEck predicts that this number will increase to $300 billion by the end of next year, due to wider adoption in global trade, money transfers, and significant integration with technology and payment networks. VanEck's vision extends to artificial intelligence (AI), expecting the emergence of a million new AI brands in DeFi, social networks, games, and consumer applications in the coming year. In the DeFi field, VanEck predicts that decentralized exchanges (DEX) will reach a trading volume of $4 trillion and TVL of $200 billion. This expected growth is attributed to projects focusing on AI and consumer-oriented decentralized applications (dApps). The company also predicts a narrowing of the performance gap between dApp tokens and layer-1 cryptocurrencies, driven by AI-based projects and the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN). VanEck's vision extends to the NFT market, predicting a recovery in trading volume of up to $30 billion. This recovery is expected to be driven by strong developing projects such as Pudgy Penguins and Milady. Finally, encrypted securities are predicted to experience significant growth. Their market value, which has doubled from $6 billion to $12 billion this year, is expected to reach $50 billion next year. These forecasts paint an optimistic picture of the digital asset landscape as it progresses towards 2025. DYOR! #Write2Win #Write&Earn $BTC {spot}(BTCUSDT)