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VanEck expects the cryptocurrency bull market to hit a “medium-term peak” in the first quarter of 2025 before surging to all-time highs by the end of the year, the asset manager said in a Dec. 13 blog post.
“At the cycle’s apex, we project Bitcoin (BTC) to be valued at around $180,000, with Ethereum (ETH) trading above $6,000,” VanEck <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vanecks-10-crypto-predictions-for-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vanecks-10-crypto-predictions-for-2025/">said</a> in a blog post authored by head of digital asset research Matthew Sigel.&nbsp;
“Other prominent projects, such as Solana (SOL) and Sui (SUI), could exceed $500 and $10, respectively,” the post said.
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Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/2025-demand-shock-bitcoin-price-spike-sygnum" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/2025-demand-shock-bitcoin-price-spike-sygnum">2025 ‘demand shocks’ will spike Bitcoin’s price — Sygnum</a>
Before reaching these highs, VanEck expects to see “a 30% retracement in BTC, with altcoins facing sharper declines of up to 60% as the market consolidates during the summer.”
Alternative cryptocurrencies, or “altcoins,” refer to digital assets besides Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>).
Sustained funding rates above 10% on BTC perpetual futures exchanges would indicate “speculative excess,” suggesting the crypto market has reached a local top, VanEck said.
In July and September, VanEck’s Sigel said he expects BTC to reach <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-says-bitcoin-could-hit-2-9-million-per-coin-by-2050" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-says-bitcoin-could-hit-2-9-million-per-coin-by-2050">as high as $2.9 million per coin</a> by 2050 and Ether (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price">ETH</a>) to rise <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-stonex-analysts-ether-price-upside" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-stonex-analysts-ether-price-upside">as high as $22,000 per token</a> by 2030.
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<h3 id="2025-market-drivers">2025 market drivers</h3>
Other analysts see events unfolding similarly. According to Ryan Lee, chief analyst at Bitget Research, BTC’s price could sink by 30% before resuming its bullish run.
“Historical data trends show that Bitcoin may still correct as much as 30% before it reaches its cyclical top,” the <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-30-correction-ahead-100k-btc-rally-analysts" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-30-correction-ahead-100k-btc-rally-analysts">analyst told Cointelegraph</a> on Nov. 27.
This is partly because United States markets generally <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/market-data-hints-local-top-trump-inauguration" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/market-data-hints-local-top-trump-inauguration">correct after presidential inaugurations</a>. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Jan. 20, 2025.&nbsp;
VanEck also predicts that in 2025, the US will adopt a Bitcoin strategic reserve and that regulators will approve more crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), hastening institutional crypto adoption.&nbsp;
“With new SEC leadership, multiple new spot crypto ETPs will be approved. Ethereum ETPs will include staking, while both Ethereum and Bitcoin ETPs will allow in-kind transactions and redemptions,” VanEck said.
On Dec. 12, Sygnum Bank, a crypto-focused asset manager, said institutional adoption could <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/2025-demand-shock-bitcoin-price-spike-sygnum" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/2025-demand-shock-bitcoin-price-spike-sygnum">trigger “demand shocks”</a> next year, causing BTC’s spot price to spike.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-1-2-percent-reasonable-bitcoin-portfolio-allocation" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-1-2-percent-reasonable-bitcoin-portfolio-allocation">up to a 2% portfolio allocation</a> is “reasonable” for investors who wish to hold BTC.&nbsp;
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