Bitcoin experienced a sharp pullback in 2025, sliding nearly 30 per cent from its record high levels as weak trading activity, technical breakdowns, and continued selling by long-term holders kept prices under pressure.
Despite the decline, improving regulation, growing institutional involvement, and expanding blockchain adoption are sustaining long-term optimism, with 2026 increasingly being seen as a potential turnaround year for the crypto market.
Over the year, the crypto ecosystem recorded steady advancements. Decentralised finance platforms continued to expand, stablecoins gained wider acceptance for payments and settlements, and several countries progressed with pilot projects for central bank digital currencies.
