Bitcoin at its peak: key milestones of 2024–2025
A series of favorable factors contributed to Bitcoin's record-breaking performance, including increased interest from institutional investors, a more accommodative monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve, and the rise of crypto-friendly politicians to power.
Launch of Bitcoin ETFs became the largest in history
In February 2024, when the world's first exchange-traded fund based on Bitcoin was launched, analytical platforms recorded an all-time high in activity. This record still holds as of July 2025. The daily combined trading volume of all launched Bitcoin ETFs reached $4.7 billion.
Within the first three months following its launch, net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs surpassed $10 billion. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by BlackRock, the world's largest investment firm, became the fastest-growing ETF in stock market history.
According to Coinglass data from July 2025, the total market capitalization of all Bitcoin ETFs surpassed $137 billion, the highest since their inception.
Bitcoin market cap surpassed $2 trillion
In January 2025, the market capitalization of the leading cryptocurrency surpassed $2 trillion for the first time, and it stood at $2.16 trillion as of July 2025. Bitcoin has now climbed to 6th place among the world's most significant assets, overtaking Google shares and silver.
Bitcoin's market cap is now only slightly below Amazon (AMZN), which stands at $2.3 trillion. At its all-time high of $112,000, Bitcoin even briefly surpassed Amazon's market cap. Notably, it took Bitcoin far less time to reach this valuation compared to tech giants.
Bitcoin price surpassed $110,000
In May 2025, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high (ATH) of $112,000. According to some analysts, if market optimism continues and a global recession is avoided, Bitcoin could reach $150,000 as early as 2025. However, experts also caution that a correction may occur, with Bitcoin potentially falling below $100,000 temporarily before another rally.
Daily Bitcoin trading volume exceeded $100 billion for the first time
In March 2024, just weeks after the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, Bitcoin reached a record daily trading volume of over $100 billion for the first time.
As of July 2025, daily Bitcoin trading volume stands at over $42 billion — more than double the 2023 level, excluding ETF-related volumes.
Bitcoin is the most profitable asset of the decade
From July 2015 to July 2025, Bitcoin's price increased more than 400-fold, or by 40,800%, from $265 to $108,600. For comparison, Tesla shares (TSLA) rose "only" 54 times in the same period.
Even accounting for significant price corrections, Bitcoin has significantly outpaced traditional assets, such as gold, stocks, and real estate, in terms of returns.
About 70% of existing Bitcoins have been inactive for over a year
According to the analytics platform Glassnode, Bitcoin has set a new record for the number of coins unmoved for over a year, at around 70%, or nearly 14 million BTC. In 2020, this figure was approximately 60%, indicating a growing long-term interest in the asset.
More than half of the coins had been inactive for two years, and around 40% for over three years. Additionally, nearly 15% of all BTC have remained unchanged for over 10 years, according to Glassnode.
Largest awakening of dormant Bitcoins
In early July 2025, an unknown user transferred over 80,000 dormant bitcoins, worth $8.9 billion at the time. These coins had remained untouched since 2011, meaning the wallets had been "asleep" for about 14 years.
Despite the substantial and mysterious transaction, the event had almost no impact on Bitcoin's price. The identity of the wallet holder and the reason for the transfer remain unknown.
More than 16,000 merchants accept Bitcoin payments
According to BTC Map data from July 2025, the number of merchants accepting Bitcoin payments worldwide has increased to approximately 17,000, up from just over 6,500 in 2023.
This reflects Bitcoin's growing role in the digital payments landscape. More companies, including Burger King, Subway, McDonald's, BMW, and Spar, are testing Bitcoin payments (e.g., via the Lightning Network) in various regions. Europe and Latin America are currently the leading markets for Bitcoin transactions.
Number of Bitcoin holders surpassed 300 million
According to a 2025 report by River, about 4% of the global population — or around 320 million users — now own Bitcoin. The U.S. leads the world, with around 15% of its population holding Bitcoin.
As of June 2025, River also reports that nearly 50 million Americans own Bitcoin, making it more widely held than gold in the country.
Over 26,000 new Bitcoin millionaires in 2025
According to a 2025 analytical report by Henley & Partners, the new all-time high created more than 26,000 new millionaires in Bitcoin. The number of holders with over $1 million in BTC now exceeds 180,000.