Binance sees Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on track to become a macro-driven financial asset, fueled by institutional adoption, regulated products, and advancing stablecoin regulation.
What Happened: In its 2025 review and 2026 forecast, Binance said 2025 was a milestone but volatile year for crypto, with total market value surpassing $4 trillion.
Price action, however, was dominated by macro uncertainty, shifting monetary policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical risks.
Bitcoin traded within a wide 75% range and ended the year down about 7.9%.
Binance noted that crypto price formation increasingly tracked traditional macro cycles rather than purely crypto-native adoption.
Institutional participation deepened …