Bitcoin coin beside a falling red price chart, illustrating a crypto market slowdown and weakening investor sentiment in 2025. Key Points Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies continue to lag other asset classes and indices as 2025 comes to a close. Despite a friendly administration and investor risk-on behavior, cryptocurrency markets have been stymied by a lack of clear regulation from U.S. lawmakers. Crypto-linked stocks like SharpLink Gaming and TeraWulf face valuation and debt risks as digital ...