Stronger Foundations Built Behind Crypto 2025 Price Swings

Crypto prices were a mixed bag in 2025, but behind the scenes and away from the market volatility, so-called “structural pillars” like user access, settlement rails and regulations improved, says Binance.

Prices across the crypto market fluctuated significantly throughout 2025, with Bitcoin (BTC) swinging between a low of $76,000 in April and a new all-time high of over $126,000 in October.

Binance Research said in a report on Thursday that mark movements aside, regulatory clarity with legislation like the GENIUS Act in the US and Europe’s MiCA framework, helped establish stablecoins as “essential global settlement infrastructure.”

“The optimistic narrative is straightforward: stablecoins are increasingly a default medium of exchange inside crypto markets and an increasingly practical rail for cross-border settlement, payments, and fintech applications,” Binance said.

“In many cases, stablecoins allow users and businesses to access crypto rails while abstracting the volatility that makes newcomers hesitant,” they added.

Corporations, banks moved further into crypto

At the same time, regulated investment vehicles such as exchange-traded funds expanded in “breadth and structure, reinforcing ETFs as the preferred institutional access route,” and opening up more pathways for user access, Binance said.

A growing number of corporations spent 2025 accumulating crypto for balance sheets, with over 190 public companies adopting digital asset strategies, increasing overall adoption and investor exposure to crypto through shares.