Key Crypto Events To Watch in January 2025
By Vishakha Thakur
The year 2024 ended on a happy note for the crypto community with Bitcoin zooming past the $100,000-mark igniting the Altcoin season after President-elect Donald Trump’s historic win. Analysts predict an even better 2025, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and all other altcoins set to boom and reach historic levels.
So here are some of the key crypto events to look for in January 2025, which are set to change the entire landscape of Cryptocurrencies.
The most important event begins with Donald Trump assuming office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. Trump has publicly endorsed Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and has nominated Paul Atkins to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is also creating a crypto council. These are decisions that could push bitcoin prices even higher.
The next important date is January 29, when the Fed Reserve will deliver its guidance on rates. Before that, the upcoming nonfarm payrolls data scheduled on Jan 10 and consumer price index numbers set for Jan. 15 will also have an impact on crypto prices. The Fed will use these numbers to make its rates decision. This is important since crypto prices had crashed in December when the Fed delivered a highly hawkish statement.
Major token unlocks including Aptos, Arbitrum & Ondo set to unlock tokens worth $103 mn, $70 mn and $2.6 bn respectively, are also scheduled for January.
This apart, Solana’s ETF Approval Deadline will also be a key event to watch. The SEC will deliver its verdict on Solana ETF applications by companies like VanEck, 21 Shares, Canay, and Bitwise. While the deadline is Jan 25, chances are that the verdict may be delivered earlier.
On the other side, Ai agents’ performance and ai16z Tokenomics are indeed catching eyeballs. For example, VIRTUAL price surged in 2024 and was one of the best-performing crypto in the industry hitting an all-time high recently. Similarly, ai16z hit an all-time high, making it one of the top meme coins in crypto. Now, the developers are working on changing its tokenomics and launching a layer 1 network like Pump.fun. The launch of the new tokenomics may impact the ai16z price and that of other cryptocurrencies.
Besides Trump’s presidential inauguration, the Fed decision on rates, Solana’s ETF approval, token unlocks and continued focus on AI agent tokens, a serious development to look at will be the FTX distribution or repayments, a significant step towards regaining trust in the crypto industry. FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to repay over $16 billion to its customers and creditors, aiming to restore 98% of customer losses.
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