Landmark Regulation, ICOs, Downtober & Privacy: 2025 Crypto Year in Review (Part 2) - Ep. 991

Landmark Regulation, ICOs, Downtober & Privacy: 2025 Crypto Year in Review (Part 2) - Ep. 991 – Unchained

Mentioned

Bullish

XRP— XRP performed well as a stablecoin play following the Genius Act legislation, suggesting regulatory clarity benefits.
STABLES— Stablecoin regulation through the Genius Act kicked off 'stablecoin season' with significant institutional interest and infrastructure development.
ZEC— Privacy coins surged with Zcash leading, driven by renewed privacy narrative and thin liquidity creating explosive price action.
GLD— Gold outperformed Bitcoin in 2025, reaching all-time highs as traditional safe haven assets gained favor over crypto volatility.

Bearish

BTC— Bitcoin's extreme volatility (15% drop in 30 minutes, 40% decline over months) undermines its store of value narrative and delays adoption.
CRYPTOAI— AI agents in crypto are overhyped anthropomorphization of basic algorithmic trading, not genuine innovation.
COIN— Coinbase's infrastructure problems persist for years, requiring external acquisitions to fix basic customer service issues, revealing operational weakness.

Not investment advice.