ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the blockchain-based competitive gaming ecosystem and event platform Community Gaming has announced that its upcoming video game-centric prediction market Forkast will launch on the Ethereum sidechain gaming network Ronin.The platform will allow users to stake tokens and earn rewards while predicting events in gaming, esports, Web3, and internet culture. Forkast is one of the first consumer applications to be integrated into the Ronin network.

ChainCatcher news, Fed's Daly stated that the Federal Reserve is very satisfied with the prediction of two rate cuts in 2025. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, Framework Ventures co-founder releases 2025 predictions, specific content in the Crypto field includes:The inflow of Ethereum and Bitcoin ETFs reaches parity driven by the launch of merged ETFs, averaging $1 billion each daily in the second half of the year.A continued altcoin season emerges.Calculated by MAUs/DAUs, gaming x artificial intelligence becomes the largest vertical field.Energy DePIN led by Glow and Daylight matches fees with blue-chip DeFi.Meme coins evolve into different categories (temporary, AI-driven, factory-produced, high market cap), leading to more decentralization.Total DeFi fees will reach $10 billion annually.Large banks begin tokenization, paving the way to eliminate significant waste in the U.S. financial system.Other crypto ETFs besides BTC/ETH are postponed to launch in 2026.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Pantera partner Paul Veradittakit released predictions for 2025, which mainly include:Risk-weighted assets (excluding stablecoins) will account for 30% of on-chain TVL (currently 15%);1% of Bitcoin will participate in Bitcoin finance (Bitcoin-Fi);Fintech will become the gateway to cryptocurrency;Unichain will become the leading L2 by trading volume;NFT revival;Re-staking will gain momentum;zkTLS will bring off-chain data on-chain;Regulatory support.

ChainCatcher news, Artemis data shows that only AI tokens outperformed Meme coins at the beginning of 2024. By mid-November, the returns of Meme coins were 6 times the average of the cryptocurrency market.Market insight platform Kaito AI points out that a quarter of cryptocurrency investors prioritize discussions about Meme coins. In other words, the focus is more on short-term profits rather than long-term value returns.From a narrative perspective, year-to-date, the following categories of altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin: Meme, RWA, prediction markets, PolitiFi, AI, Solana, and smart contract platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green predicts that Bitcoin could soar to $150,000 by mid-2025. "So far this year, Bitcoin has risen by as much as 134%, and we believe the price of Bitcoin will continue to rise in the coming months.""I previously predicted that after Donald Trump's inauguration, the price of Bitcoin could soar to $120,000. I now believe that the increasing FOMO among investors and the continuous rise in institutional investment are likely to push the price of Bitcoin up to $150,000 by mid-2025."

ChainCatcher news, VanEck released its 2025 cryptocurrency market price trend forecast, stating that: the cryptocurrency bull market will reach a mid-term peak in the first quarter and set a new high in the fourth quarter. Bitcoin is expected to be valued at around $180,000, Ethereum's trading price will exceed $6,000, Solana will surpass $500, and Sui will exceed $10.

ChainCatcher news, analysts from the research and brokerage firm Bernstein stated: "We still firmly believe that $100,000 is not the final milestone for Bitcoin, and we expect Bitcoin to reach a cycle high of $200,000 by the end of 2025."

ChainCatcher news, senior analyst Mark Palmer from the New York-based investment bank The Benchmark Company stated that the rebound of Bitcoin is far from over. He believes that the price of this cryptocurrency will more than double in the coming years and expects that by the end of 2026, the price of Bitcoin will soar to $22.5. This represents an increase of 136% from the current level, with the cryptocurrency trading at approximately $96,000 at the time of writing.

According to ChainCatcher news, the prediction market BRKT.gg has announced the completion of a $1.75 million seed round financing, led by Foresight Ventures, with participation from Orange DAO, V3V Ventures, MEXC Ventures, 280Capital, Triton Liquid Fund, Movement, Silvermine Capital, and Nibiru Chain.BRKT.gg is introduced as a decentralized prediction market powered by Movement. In less than 6 months, it has attracted over 300,000 users.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the prediction market Kalshi data shows an 85% probability that BTC will reach $100,000 by the end of the year, 9% for $150,000, while the average forecast on the Kalshi platform indicates that a BTC price of $125,000 could become a reality in the new year of 2025.Analysts believe that ETFs have played a key role in the factors driving the rise in Bitcoin prices, absorbing over 90% of the selling pressure from long-term holders.

ChainCatcher news, according to relevant pages, the probability of predicting "Bitcoin will break the $100,000 mark today (this Friday)" on Polymarket is 71%.As of the time of writing, $1.425 million has participated in this prediction.