Singapore, Singapore, January 13, 2025, PK Press Club
As 2025 approaches, HTX, the world’s leading digital asset exchange, released its latest report, HTX 2024 Global Web3 Blockchain Ecosystem Review and 2025 Outlook, which provides forward-looking insights into the industry’s development prospects of cryptography. The year 2024 marked an important chapter in the history of the crypto industry, characterized by continued breakthroughs in blockchain technology, price increases and a progressively more open regulatory environment, with cryptocurrencies gaining recognition among the general public.
Key sectors for 2025
In the report, HTX highlighted five key sectors that showed encouraging progress last year and will continue to closely monitor these areas in 2025.
Bitcoin ecosystem
In 2024, Bitcoin’s market dominance has continued to grow, strengthening its position as a core asset, with spot ETFs acting as liquidity channels.
As a result, the further development of the Bitcoin ecosystem and improvement of capital utilization efficiency are becoming more and more important. According to the team, supported by favorable macroeconomic conditions and robust infrastructure, a potential increase in demand for Bitcoin over the next two years is expected.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure remained the cornerstone of crypto investments and financing in 2024. The synergy between capital and technology has driven the rapid development of layer 1, layer 2, and middleware projects, among others.
Layer 1 solutions, in particular, now represent the focal point of technical development and exploration in the crypto space, and are expected to remain a priority for development resources and capital investments in the future.
Meme Coins
The Meme Coin sector has become a hot spot in 2024, fostering community consensus while integrating with areas like DeFi and GameFi to create new use cases. As the crypto market environment becomes favorable, more retail investors are expected to enter the market, positioning Meme projects as essential channels for capital inflows.
AI
In 2024, the intersection of the crypto and AI sectors has led to the exploration of several segmented areas, with AI agents becoming a particularly important area of interest. In the future, AI agents are expected to gradually become butlers and personal assistants for users, providing them with comprehensive capabilities. Over time, they can develop unique cultures and religions.
This deep integration of AI and encryption technology is an innovative development that is inaccessible within Web2 and cannot be achieved by Web3 relying on encryption technology alone.
TON ecosystem
Attributable to Telegram’s hundreds of millions of users and its strong technical support, the TON ecosystem has achieved significant milestones in various areas, pioneering the monetization of Web2 social applications via cryptography. Looking ahead to 2025, the company must explore and find new business models to improve user retention and identify its next growth curve.
Donald Trump effect: Bitcoin strategic reserve to be expected
The report also discusses the potential impact of pro-crypto policies that could arise after Donald Trump takes office. Two important bills, the FIT21 Act and the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act, could be passed faster thanks to it.
The FIT21 Act aims to create a clear legal framework for the issuance and trading of tokens by classifying tokens as digital assets or digital products, transferring regulatory responsibilities for many blockchain projects from the SEC to the CFTC, and introducing a safe harbor mechanism. This would help normalize and promote healthy growth of the entire sector.
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, significantly improving its legitimacy and recognition. This could also prompt other countries to adopt similar measures to further advance the global recognition and application of Bitcoin.
The legislation was submitted to Congress for deliberation on August 4, 2024, and referred to the Senate Banking Committee for consideration. Trump is well positioned to pass this bill. In the meantime, several US states have already proposed their own Bitcoin strategic reserve bills. By 2025, Bitcoin as a strategic reserve could become a reality.
Additionally, under President Trump, SAB121 could be repealed, allowing traditional financial institutions to hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets, thereby working to further accelerate the institutionalization of crypto assets and contributing to the overall maturity of the market of cryptography. The SEC’s application criteria for the Howey test could also be relaxed, increasing the likelihood of more crypto spot ETFs being approved and more public listings of crypto companies.
Alongside, the report also provides a comprehensive summary of 2024, looking back at key events that had a major impact on the crypto industry, while summarizing what HTX has 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 grown from a virtual asset exchange to a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investments, incubation and other activities .
As a leading gateway to Web3, they have global capabilities that enable them to provide users with secure and reliable services.
Their growth strategy – “Global Expansion, Thriving Ecosystem, Wealth Effect, Security and Compliance” – supports the commitment to providing quality services and values to virtual asset enthusiasts around the world.
