Bitcoin Carried Crypto Markets in 2025's First Half as Altcoins Crumbled. What's Next?
2025-06-30 21:20:21
Main Idea
Bitcoin outperformed other cryptocurrencies in the first half of 2025, while Ethereum, Solana, and smaller altcoins experienced significant losses.
Key Points
1. Bitcoin (BTC) gained 13% in the first six months of 2025, while Ethereum's ETH and Solana's SOL declined by 25% and 17%, respectively.
2. Smaller and riskier tokens, as measured by the OTHERS index, plunged 30% during the same period.
3. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization inched up only 3% to $3.27 trillion in the first half of 2025.
4. Historically, July has been a strong month for crypto, averaging 7.56% returns, but the next quarter (starting July) has been the weakest for Bitcoin, averaging only 6% gains since 2013.
Description
On the surface, the crypto market barely moved in the first half of 2025. Despite all the tantrum about tariffs, impending recession, war, and heightened expectations of crypto friendly policies and a digital asset strategic reserve with Donald Trump's return to the White House, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies, measured by TradingView, inched up a measly 3% to $3.27 trillion over the past six months. Looking closer, the performance was starkly uneven, with bitcoin BTC holding...
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