Current trends and drivers of cryptocurrency growth
Institutional involvement and legislation
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- The United States has passed the GENIUS Act, which regulates the issuance of stablecoins, requires them to be 100% reserved, and provides a legal status outside the jurisdiction of the SEC.
- Banks such as JPMorgan are preparing to provide cryptocurrency loans, and microcapital investments in BTC/ETH are growing rapidly.
ETFs and ICO activity
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- Positive sentiment and growth of ETF products: BitGo, Grayscale, Gemini, and Circle funds are preparing for IPOs amid the success of Bitcoin ETFs.
- Capital inflows – up to $50 billion in BTC in 2025, Deutsche Bank notes the institutionalization of bitcoin.
Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization
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- Major players (Robinhood, Kraken, BlackRock) are actively promoting the digitalization of real estate, stocks, and commodities, and the market is expected to grow to $2 trillion.
Technologies and AI tokens
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- Integration of AI into the crypto industry: growth of AI tokens to $36 billion in two years, projects such as BitTensor/TAO stand out.
Security and hacker attacks
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- The higher the growth, the more popular the attacks: in the 1st half of 2025, more than $2.17 billion was stolen due to major hacks of ByBit and CoinDCX.
Forecast for the end of July and August
Bitcoin (BTC)
- The current price is ≈ $118,500. Dominance – 60%, sentiment – greedy (Fear & Greed ~70).
- Technical analysis: an important resistance level is $121,600-$122,000, support is $111,800-$115,000.
- Forecast: end of July – $119k-$129k; August – $127k-$130k, with a breakout over $120k, growth will continue, otherwise, a correction to support is possible.
Ethereum (ETH)
- Trading around $3,670, recently tested $3,848, some forecasts indicate a possible rise to $4,000 and even $15,000 by the end of the year.
- Current drivers: institutional buying, ETFs, large holdings.
Growth and pressure factors
Growth.
- Clarity of stablecoin regulation and institutional interest.
- Strict financial standards and infrastructure investments.
- AI integration and promising tokenization.
Risks:
- Hacker attacks and vulnerability of exchanges.
- Possible market overheating and correction.
- Macroeconomics: Rising rates, geopolitics, SEC/Fed regulation.
Source: https://www.fixygen.ua/news/20250722/oglyad-kriptovalyut-na-22-chervnya-2025-roku-vid-fixygen.html
CRYPTOCURRENCY, Fixygen