2025 may be remembered as the year cryptocurrencies finally went mainstream.
After an extraordinary first half of 2025, cryptocurrencies have a lot to live up to in the rest of the year. A mix of factors could play on crypto prices in the coming months, including potential Federal Reserve rate cuts and further progress on the regulation front. However, if the economy slows and consumer sentiment shifts, we could see a more risk-averse environment, and crypto could suffer.
Bitcoin ( BTC -0.12% ) will almost certainly continue to dominate in the second half of 2025. But any potential boom is more likely to come from cryptocurrencies that will support stablecoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) development, setting the stage for growth this year and beyond. Here are three cryptocur