2026-01-11 02:24:32

2025 has indeed been a year worth reviewing for the changes in the crypto market.

As someone who has been active in the crypto space for a long time, I was really surprised to see some trading data recently. Especially in terms of trading volume, the total transaction amount has already reached the 34 trillion level this year, which is a significant growth when viewed in the context of the entire financial market.

Market depth has undergone a qualitative change this year. There is ample counterparty liquidity and sufficient trading volume, which means that the price impact of large transactions has significantly decreased. Whether institutional or retail, entering and exiting positions has become relatively smoother — something that was hard to imagine in the past few years.

From these numbers, 2025 is indeed a turning point where cryptocurrencies are moving from the fringe to a more mainstream position. The level of market professionalism is increasing, and the diversification of participants is becoming more and more evident.

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LightningClicker

· 01-12 22:23

34 trillion? Wow, that's a pretty intense number. It's finally our turn. --- Deepening liquidity is catching up, and this time it's not as easy to get rich quick or suffer big losses like before. --- Mainstreaming? Basically, it means institutions are here, and retail investors have to watch others' faces to trade. --- The word "qualitative change" is used well; indeed, things are different... Fear might be a good thing, but it also brings some bad news. --- 34 trillion sounds great, but I wonder how long this wave can last. --- Having enough counterpart orders is really satisfying; at least we don't have to worry about a big sell order crashing the market. --- Smooth entry and exit sound good, but the price is that making money isn't as easy anymore. --- Moving from the fringes to the mainstream, it feels like someone is about to harvest the leeks next, haha. --- Liquidity has really become much more abundant, much more comfortable than last year. --- Diverse participants = more competitors, so we need to be more cautious.

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RugResistant

· 01-11 06:39

nah hold up, 34 trillion sounds wild but where's the audit trail on those numbers... DYOR obviously but i've seen inflated volume metrics before, needs deeper digging

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CrossChainBreather

· 01-11 02:54

3.4 trillion? Or underestimating it, feels like the actual number is even more impressive --- Liquidity is truly abundant, recent large trades have minimal slippage to an absurd degree --- Don't talk about turning points, the key is that when institutions come in, they really change the game rules --- Mainstreaming is just mainstreaming, we've already made a profit from this wave haha --- Retail investors' moat is getting narrower, really --- What used to be on the "edge" now has a market cap that surpasses many traditional assets, ironic --- Market depth has improved, but the real profit-makers are still that group of people, hands open --- It's satisfying to look at the data, but what's really important is the data in your own account --- This growth is indeed savage, but is the next step to adjust or to keep charging forward?

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BridgeNomad

· 01-11 02:43

ngl, 34 trillion sounds massive until you map the actual liquidity fragmentation across chains... seen this movie before tho, TVL migrations always look cleaner on paper than at execution. slippage tolerance settings gonna get real interesting once the inevitable exploit postmortem drops.

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MEVHunter

· 01-11 02:35

34 tril? yeah sure, but where's the arbitrage spread hiding in all this "liquidity"... mempool's getting toxic af tho

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GigaBrainAnon