Crypto’s Quiet Progress in 2025 Went Beyond Price Swings

[kevin1]

Crypto prices were volatile throughout 2025, but beneath the surface, key structural foundations quietly strengthened. Binance noted that while assets like Bitcoin swung sharply during the year, improvements in regulation, settlement rails, and user access marked meaningful progress for the industry.

According to Binance Research, clearer regulation—such as the US GENIUS Act and Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation—helped cement stablecoins as essential global settlement infrastructure. By reducing volatility exposure, stablecoins increasingly serve as a practical bridge for payments, cross-border transfers, and fintech use cases, making crypto rails more accessible to businesses and new users alike.

[lingriiddd]

2025 felt boring on price but huge on plumbing and rails