2026-01-15 21:52:43

2025 reshaped the crypto landscape fundamentally.

Bitcoin has crossed into institutional territory—it's now functioning as a genuine macro asset, commanding roughly 60% of total crypto dominance. What shifted? Capital consolidated at the top while trading activity migrated offshore through ETFs and professional custody solutions.

Meanwhile, stablecoins quietly became a payments powerhouse. They processed $33T in volume through the year—nearly double what Visa handled—and wrapped up with a market cap exceeding $300B. That's not just growth; that's a parallel financial infrastructure materializing in real time.

DeFi continues pushing forward too, though the narrative feels less frothy than before. The ecosystem's maturing alongside everything else.

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SignatureDenied

· 2h ago

BTC institutionalization is already a done deal, and the 33T trading volume of stablecoins is truly outrageous... Traditional finance should be worried.

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GasFeeCrying

· 2h ago

That 33T in stablecoin traffic... is even more intense than Visa. This is the real backstab to traditional finance.

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UncleWhale

· 2h ago

BTC eats everything up; once institutions come in, retail investors are no longer involved.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 2h ago

BTC 60% dominance—are institutions really cutting leeks or is it truly mature... this is happening a bit too fast.

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LiquidityWizard

· 2h ago

honestly the $33T stablecoin volume stat is doing heavy lifting here... like, theoretically speaking, that's not actually comparable to visa's settlement patterns but sure let's ignore the nuance

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