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AI and tokenization will lead the "New Long Tail Capital Market" in 2025.
Author: Martin Young, CoinTelegraph; Translated by: Wuzhu, Golden Finance
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated that with the help of artificial intelligence and tokenization, we may see a boom in small, niche businesses by 2025, more companies adopting Bitcoin, and a potential "revival" of mergers and acquisitions that could benefit cryptocurrencies.
In a series of X posts on January 5, Horsley stated that he believes the world in 2025 is "on the brink of transformation."
Tokenization Empowers Small Businesses
In a post on X, Horsley also made some predictions about tokenization. He believes that most of the focus is on the interests of the demand side, such as democratizing access to money market funds, but the real revolutionary potential lies with the supply side.
He stated that the transformative power of tokenization may come from bringing a large number of untapped small enterprises into the capital markets.
Edwin Mata, the founder and CEO of Brickken, stated that the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) could be the next key narrative in the crypto space by 2025. He noted, "The tokenization of real-world assets is transforming traditional markets by digitizing and trading assets such as real estate, debt, and equity on the blockchain."
Artificial intelligence will drive a surge in the number of micro-enterprises
"I believe that artificial intelligence could drive a surge in the number of companies and tokenized companies," Horsley shared his views on the development of artificial intelligence in the coming year in another article.
"Artificial intelligence can significantly increase the number of niche businesses. These businesses may never go public, but they can be tokenized. It could be an important new long-tail capital market."
An example of how artificial intelligence promotes tokenization. Source: Hunter Horsley
"Bitcoin Standard" Company
Horsley also predicts that a major theme in 2025 will be the emergence of "Bitcoin Standard Companies" that hold BTC on their balance sheets. "Many companies will adopt the Bitcoin Standard in 2025," Horsley said.
MicroStrategy hinted at making another purchase on Monday. It is the largest corporate holder of BTC, with 446,400 bitcoins valued at approximately $43.7 billion based on current market prices.
At the end of 2024, several smaller companies announced that they had begun to formulate strategies for investing in and holding Bitcoin as part of their treasury.
Lifting Control on Mergers and Acquisitions
Horsley stated that the Trump administration may "lift" controls on mergers and acquisitions of large companies, which would benefit cryptocurrency.
In an article on X on January 6, Horsley predicted that the "Seven Giants"—composed of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—"may eventually be able to leverage their market value."
"Large companies may become bigger, while medium-sized companies may shrink," he said, adding, "If this happens, I believe it will accelerate the development of cryptocurrency," provided that large companies operate based on their own interests rather than the interests of users.
"The premise of cryptocurrency is not to trust that large institutions will act in your best interest. As big companies continue to grow, this becomes even more apparent."