Finder Cryptocurrency Predictions Report October 2025

How much will the value of BTC, ETH and XRP rise over the next decade?

In October 2025, our panel made predictions about the prices of BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA and LTC for year-end 2025.

They also predicted that the prices of these assets would rise even higher by 2030 and higher yet by 2035.

By 2035 the panel expects BTC to see the most growth from its price at the start of 2025 at 669%, while the panel only sees the price of LTC’s price rising by 419% over the same period.

Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions

Bitcoin’s price is expected to rise to $138,300 by year-end 2025, according to the average prediction from Finder’s panelists.

Our most bullish panelists see BTC trading at $188,000 by the end of 2025, while our most bearish panelist sees it dropping well below where it is now, reaching $90,000 by the end of the year.

Our panelists also predict BTC will hit $391,794 by 2030 and $726,200 by 2035. The panel is far less bullish than last quarter, when the long-term prediction came in at $458,647 for 2030 and $1.02 million for 2035.

To read the full report, head on over to the Finder bitcoin (BTC) price prediction report.

Ether (ETH) price predictions

ETH’s price is expected to rise to $5,034 by year-end 2025, according to the average prediction from Finder’s panelists. This prediction is a little more bullish than their end-of-2025 prediction of $4,308 in the July 2025 report.

The panelists also predict ETH will hit $10,980 by 2030 and $19,017 by 2035. The panel is slightly more bullish than their average predictions from our July 2025 survey over the next five years, when they projected ETH to reach $10,882 by 2030, but has a more tepid view for ETH’s price by 2035 ($22,374).

For more information about the future price for ETH, check out the Finder Ethereum (ETH) price prediction report.

Binance Coin (BNB) price predictions

Our panelists think BNB will be worth an average of $1,184 by year-end 2025, which is about 46% higher than the asset’s value at the start of 2025 ($706.51).

Our panelists also predict that BNB will rise to $2,556 by year-end 2030 and $4,151 by year-end 2035.

For more details on our panelists’ BNB price predictions, visit the Finder Binance Coin (BNB) price prediction report.

Cardano (ADA) price predictions

Our panel reveals why they think ADA will finish 2025 around $1.47 before climbing back up to $3.56 by 2030 and $7.00 by the end of 2035.

For more details on our panelists’ ADA price predictions, visit the Finder Cardano (ADA) price prediction report.

Litecoin (LTC) price predictions

On average, our panelists think LTC’s price will hit $159 before 2025 is out.

They also expect the price of LTC to rise to $333 by 2030 and $543 by 2035.

For more details on the panels LTC price predictions, visit the Finder Litecoin (LTC) price prediction report.

• Commentary from July 2025

  Should 401(k)s have exposure to crypto?

  The Trump administration recently decided to rescind the 2022 guidance that discouraged cryptocurrency investments in 401(k) plans and most of our panel is happy about that decision, with a combined 92% being either strongly (67%) or somewhat (25%) in favor of the move.

  Coinbase’s inclusion in the S&P 500

  As with the move to include crypto in 401(k)s, the bulk of the panel (88%) is also happy about the S&P 500 US Index Committee’s decision to include Coinbase in the S&P 500.

  Political endorsements = a positive perception of crypto

  It’s been an up-and-down, mainly down, decade-plus in terms of public sentiment towards crypto.

  However, over the last 12 months or so, there has been a decided shift in how it is perceived, and our panel thinks that is in large part due to crypto lobbyists cozying up to politicians, with a combine 72% saying that political endorsements or alignments with political movements (such as Bitcoin’s recent association with the MAGA movement) have positively affected the public’s perception of cryptocurrencies.

  Bigger, longer bull runs

  Crypto markets have traditionally followed a four-year cycle driven by Bitcoin’s halving, with three strong years followed by a bearish reset.

  But in January, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan suggested this typical cycle could be ending and that the current bull run will be bigger and last longer than many people think. The majority (68%) either somewhat (60%) or strongly (8%) agree with Hougan’s assessment.

  Can governments regulate prediction markets? Should they?

  Prediction markets, like Polymarket, have been big news in the last 12 months following the 2024 election, whether Zelenskyy would wear a suit before July 2025 or if the world will see the return of Jesus this year.

  With the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluding its investigation into Polymarket, it seems like the perfect time to ask our panel if they think governments can and should regulate decentralized prediction markets. In both cases, over half the panel (52%) say the government cannot and should not regulate decentralized prediction markets.

  Professor of law at the UEL Centre of FinTech, Iwa Salami, was one of those in the minority saying that governments should regulate the market, adding that:

  Governments can exert influence over decentralised prediction markets, especially through: regulating front-end websites, app developers and fiat on-ramps that connect users to platforms like Polymarket; requiring compliance with KYC/AML rules for interfaces that are centrally operated or identifiable; and using international cooperation to pursue unlawful activity. However, truly decentralized protocols (where smart contracts are immutable and governance is token-based or community-driven) are much harder to regulate directly. As such, the approach to be adopted should be smart regulation that focuses on risk mitigation without stifling innovation.

  Biometric verification systems for establishing digital identity

  Most of the panel (72%) are against the use of biometric verification systems for establishing digital identity, as they believe there are major concerns about privacy and ethical implications of using biometric data for digital identity.

  A third of the panel aren’t convinced of crypto’s environmental impact

  Just over a third of the panel (36%) say that neither AI nor cryptocurrency has a significant environmental impact, with a further 28% saying that AI’s energy consumption is of greater concern than that of crypto mining.

Meet the panel

Finder’s cryptocurrency panel is made up of a range of industry leaders from around the globe.