Crypto Morning News: Musk changes X platform username back to "Elon Musk"; Messari releases 6 major predictions for 2025
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Crypto Morning News: Musk changes X platform username back to "Elon Musk"; Messari releases 6 major predictions for 2025
Matrixport said that for Ethereum's price to rally in 2025, ETF issuers need to craft a more compelling narrative.
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Yesterday's Market Dynamics
Elon Musk changes X handle back to "Elon Musk"
Elon Musk has reverted his X platform username from "Kekius Maximus" back to "Elon Musk," and simultaneously changed his profile picture back to a personal photo.
Messari releases six predictions for 2025: AI Agents will peak in Q1 2025 and not recover
Messari published its six major predictions for 2025 on X:
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Hyperliquid’s strong performance may have ended;
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VIRTUAL FDV will surpass TAO FDV within three months;
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Pudgy Penguins will overtake CryptoPunks as the hottest PFP collection;
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Peaq will outperform all L2s in 2025;
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ETH will outperform SOL in 2025;
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AI Agents will peak in Q1 2025—and won’t recover.
10x Research: Ethereum may struggle to achieve meaningful rebound in 2025
Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research, said, “Ethereum might not be the smartest investment choice during the 2025 bull market—its returns could be disappointing compared to Bitcoin.”
Other analysts noted price movements could go either way and are waiting for further chart confirmation before determining direction.
Qiao Wang: Three major risks facing markets in 2025—policy implementation, overvalued equities, and resurgent inflation
Qiao Wang, co-founder of Alliance, highlighted three primary risks for 2025: first, new government policies may underperform market expectations; second, elevated stock valuations could drag down crypto if equity markets decline; third, inflation may make a comeback.
IRS delays enforcement of crypto tax reporting rules to end of 2025
According to Solid Intel, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has delayed enforcement of cryptocurrency tax reporting requirements until December 31, 2025.
Sonic Labs: $S token to launch on over 12 centralized exchanges in January
According to an official announcement from Sonic Labs, the $S token will list on more than 12 centralized exchanges (CEXs) in January 2025, replacing the FTM token. The list includes major platforms such as Binance and Bybit, with support for automatic token upgrades and integration into the Sonic network. Further listing details will be released soon.
Matrixport: To boost ETH price in 2025, ETF issuers must craft a more compelling narrative
Matrixport stated that Ethereum underperformed in 2024, with its weakness becoming evident after the launch of Ethereum ETFs, which saw far lower inflows than expected. In contrast, on July 31, 2024, Senator Lummis introduced the Bitcoin Act, proposing to designate Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. Bitcoin has successfully established itself as “digital gold” and a potential reserve asset, while Ethereum lacks a similarly strong narrative among traditional finance (TradFi) investors. This absence of clear use cases may be a core reason behind Ethereum’s underperformance.
Looking ahead, ETF issuers may need to take responsibility in 2025 for building and promoting a more compelling narrative around Ethereum. Without additional support and clearer market positioning, Ethereum alone may struggle to close the gap with Bitcoin.
K33 Research: Bitcoin remains resilient amid stock market declines as global markets digest Fed’s pessimistic 2025 rate cut outlook
According to The Block, K33 Research reported that despite global risk-off sentiment dragging down equities, Bitcoin rose slightly over the past day, with its 30-day correlation to Nasdaq climbing above 0.50. Analysts noted the December FOMC meeting was a key catalyst for risk asset declines, as the Fed reduced its projected number of 2025 rate cuts from four to two. Despite falling global equity indices, Bitcoin held above $95,000 as markets processed the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on December 18, where Chair Jerome Powell indicated a slower pace of monetary easing in 2025.
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