Analysis Crypto by Thebittimes.Com

$1.05 trillion asset manager Deutsche Bank says that German central banks may buy and hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets by 2030. The bank’s latest report highlights the growing interest in digital assets such as Bitcoin, as well as Gold’s recent gains in 2025, rivaling fiat. Deutsche Analysts consider it plausible that Bitcoin could complement gold as a reserve asset in the next five years.. Among the key signals for those analysts are a decreasing 30-day volatility—which reached multi-year lows in August 2025—a greater market depth, and enhanced regulatory attention in major jurisdictions. Marion Laboure, Analyst at Deutsche Bank Research, even stated that she could see Bitcoin becoming “digital gold” in the next few years, something that Strategy CEO Michael Saylor has preached throughout the past years. This hypothesis by Deutsche Bank could become a reality, so long as regulatory clarity in the USA, EU, and Asia continues to become clearer. With the US al...

Wall Street banking giant Citigroup has issued a new forecast for Ethereum (ETH), noting that the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap is likely to face a correction toward the end of the year. The bank projects Ethereum will trade at around $4,300 by the close of 2025, calling this the most likely outcome given current market dynamics. In a bullish scenario, where adoption and inflows accelerate, Citi sees Ethereum climbing as high as $6,400. Conversely, if network usage lags behind investor enthusiasm, prices could fall to $2,200. At the same time, Citi’s Analysis focused on how much value Ethereum captures from its expanding ecosystem.  Despite booming rollup and scaling activity, the bank estimates only 30% of this growth contributes directly to ETH’s valuation, suggesting the token may be trading ahead of its fundamentals. The rise of Layer-2 networks has boosted usage and utility, but limited value flows back to Ethereum’s base layer. Citi’s mo...