In May, the cryptocurrency market grew by 10.3%: new Bitcoin all-time high and a boom in corporate reserves
In May 2025, further growth in the crypto market was recorded, with an increasing role of Bitcoin in corporate treasuries, as well as a surge in interest in DeFi and tokenized real-world assets. This is reported based on the monthly analytical report from Binance Research.
The crypto market demonstrated a gain of 10.3% in May 2025, continuing the upward trend from April—despite the macroeconomic tension related to U.S. trade policy.
Bitcoin reached a historic high (around $112,000), and short liquidations on BTC and ETH exceeded $1 billion—following news of a trade agreement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom and the suspension of tariffs from the EU.
The U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF attracted $5.2 billion in net inflows—the most since November 2024. ETFs have begun to play a central role in price formation, led by BlackRock (IBIT) and an outflow of $320 million from GBTC (Grayscale).
