#PeckShieldAlert 2025 Year in Review 🗓️
2025 was a landmark year in cryptocurrency history, with institutional investors reaching their peak and security challenges unprecedented. From Bitcoin breaking the $100,000 mark to historic enforcement actions, we've compared and analyzed each key milestone with its price movements.
📍 January 20: Bitcoin price surpasses $100,000; Trump administration inaugurated.
📍 February 21: Bybit suffers $1.5 billion hack: largest cryptocurrency hack in history.
📍 March 25: Bitcoin price falls below $75,000 due to US trade tariff concerns.
📍 May 22: Cetus protocol vulnerability: $223 million stolen from Sui DEX platform.
📍 June 5: Circle IPO: USDC issuer's stock price surges 168% on first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
📍 June 18: US Securities and Exchange Commission dismisses lawsuit against Changpeng Zhao (CZ), prohibiting further litigation.
📍 August 23: Bitcoin price hits an all-time high of $126,000, driven by institutional investors.
📍 October 10: Historic $19 billion crash triggered by Chinese tariff concerns. October 14: The US seizes $15 billion worth of Bitcoin from Chairman Chen Zhi.
📍 November: Stream Finance suffers a $93 million loss, triggering a $285 million ripple effect; the USD/BTC exchange rate drops 77%.
📍 November 11: Qian Zhimin is imprisoned for allegedly laundering £5 billion worth of Bitcoin.
📍 December 3: Aave DAO and Labs engage in a power struggle over governance.