9 Predictions About Crypto for 2025: CEO Nansen Predicts the Biggest Price Surge Ever

In a thread on X, Alex Svanevik, CEO of the leading blockchain analytics platform Nansen, announced nine bold predictions for the cryptocurrency industry in 2025. Svanevik predicts that next year will signal the “mother of all bull markets”, driven by technological advancements, regulatory changes, and widespread adoption across various sectors.

1. Crypto Memecoins Will Set New Records on the Chain Svanevik predicts that memecoins—cryptocurrencies inspired by internet memes—will continue to attract retail investors into the cryptocurrency space. He forecasts that these tokens will significantly boost on-chain metrics, leading to unprecedented records in decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volumes across multiple blockchain networks. “Memecoin continues to bring retail money into crypto—and break on-chain records. We will see new records in DEX volume across multiple chains,” Svanevik declared. “Better infrastructure, easier user experience, lower transaction fees—all of these make the on-chain journey better for newcomers.”
2. A DeFi Renaissance Svanevik predicts the resurgence of decentralized finance (DeFi), driven by clearer regulations and the activation of revenue models within DeFi protocols. With the upcoming departure of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler on January 20, Svanevik predicts that regulatory barriers will be reduced and capital from institutions will flow more freely into DeFi platforms. “The revival of DeFi. Gary has left. Revenue conversion = on,” he noted. “We truly have useful DeFi protocols that can attract tons of capital. Perhaps worthless governance tokens will accumulate value.”
3. Spot Solana ETF launched Svanevik predicts the launch of the Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), affirming that it will outperform the launch figures of the Ethereum ETF. ‘SOL ETF. And it performs better than the ETH ETF upon launch.’ According to NewsBTC, discussions between SEC staff and issuers for a Solana spot ETF are ‘progressing,’ with registration statements for an S-1 currently under review. Exchanges may soon file a Form 19b-4, beginning the formal approval process. Asset management firms like VanEck, 21Shares, Canary, and Bitwise are actively competing to launch the first SOL ETF in the US, with a target launch date of 2025.
4. The revival of Blockchain is licensed Svanevik predicts the comeback of licensed blockchains, expecting them to achieve significant traction this time. ‘Licensed chains are coming back and this time they will achieve much greater traction. Follow Haven1 here. Tokenization will be a big theme for licensed chains.’
5. The Bitcoin ecosystem is developing strongly Svanevik expects the Bitcoin ecosystem to continue to thrive both in traditional finance (TradFi) and through developments on-chain. “The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to thrive—both in TradFi and on-chain (through projects like Bitlayer).”
6. DeSci will become a new powerful story Decentralized Science Initiatives (DeSci) are predicted to fund breakthrough scientific efforts, particularly in longevity research and other cutting-edge fields. “DeSci funds science (crazy). Many cryptocurrency leaders are interested in longevity specifically and science in general. This means more access to capital for cutting-edge science—and potentially more headlines,” Svanevik wrote.
7. Crypto promotes the development of AI Svanevik envisions cryptocurrencies playing a dual role in advancing artificial intelligence (AI) projects and providing solutions to mitigate the risks involved. “Cryptocurrencies leverage AI, but also protect us from AI. Odd experiments with agents continue. Cryptocurrencies pour into AI projects.” He also highlighted the emergence of human cryptographic proof projects to combat bots and fake content: “More human cryptographic proof projects are hitting the market to combat bots and fake content.”
8. Issuing FIT21 Law Svanevik anticipated significant legislative developments with the enactment of FIT21, which has the potential to spur a new era of innovation and growth in the United States. “FIT21 became law. The American Renaissance begins.”
9. Exponential Growth for RWA Svanevik predicts a significant increase in the market capitalization of crypto-collateralized real assets, estimating at least a tripling. “We will see the market capitalization of RWA triple—at a minimum. Perhaps even more. People will eventually realize the full potential of cryptocurrencies: All assets will be tokenized.” At the time of reporting, Bitcoin was trading at $94,239.