Bitcoin($BTC )saved the day in a choppy first half of 2025 — but altcoins? Not so lucky. Here's the crypto mid-year recap:
✅ BTC up 13% – Still king.
📉 $ETH down 25%, $SOL down 17% – Ouch.
⚠️ Smaller caps plunged 30% – Risky bets crumbled.
📊 Overall market cap barely grew 3%, hitting $3.27T.
Despite economic fears, war noise, and global tariff drama, Bitcoin’s strength kept crypto afloat.
🧠 Analyst Insight:
July historically delivers +7.5% average returns.
Macro tailwinds: Trump’s crypto-friendliness, Fed rate cut hopes, and better U.S. regulation.
ETH and other assets may finally get love from treasuries.
👀 But caution ahead:
Bitfinex warns of a slow summer, with low volatility and just 6% average BTC returns in Q3.