📰 CoinGape Q2 2025 Market Recap — Recovery, Regulation & Record Highs

After a rough Q1, the crypto market bounced back strong in Q2 2025 with a 19% surge in total market cap. From new all-time highs to powerful regulatory moves, here’s your quick snapshot:

📊 Market Rebound Highlights

• Crypto Market Cap jumped from $2.76T → $3.29T (+19%)

• Triggered by cooling Trump tariffs, BTC ATH, and ETH upgrades

• Bitcoin surged 30%, outperforming S&P 500 (25%) & Gold (11%)

🚀 Top Gainers

• BTC: New ATH at $111,814 on Bitcoin Pizza Day

• ETH: Rebounded 33% post-Pectra upgrade

• SOL: Up 22%, fueled by $2B+ TVL & institutional buys

• LaunchCoin & Aura: Memecoins of the quarter (40,000% & 24,000%)

⚖️ Regulatory Winds

• STABLE & GENIUS Acts passed in U.S. Senate

• SEC dropped DeFi custody rule expansion

• UK bans leveraged crypto trading

🔄 DeFi & L1/L2 Trends

• DeFi TVL: Hit $119B; Lending & DEXs outperformed

• BNB Chain: #1 in DEX trade volume (600% spike)

• Solana: Led in app revenue & developer activity

• Base (Coinbase L2): Topped rollup TVL at 41.8%

💰 ETFs & Stablecoins

• BTC Spot ETFs: $9.4B inflow (vs. $900M in Q1)

• ETH ETFs: $1.44B inflow led by BlackRock, Fidelity

• Stablecoin supply crossed $250B; Trump-backed USD1 hit $2.1B

🌐 Exchanges, Wallets & M&A

• Binance led CEX spot & futures trading

• MetaMask dominated in-wallet swaps (65%)

• Coinbase acquired Deribit for $2.9B

• VC funding down 42%, M&A & TradFi partnerships rising

⚠️ Security & Outlook

• Q2 losses: $373M (67% tied to Solidity hacks)

• Coinbase breach affected 69K+ users

• Q3 to be shaped by BTC 2025 DC event & CME Solana futures

🔮 Outlook for Q3 2025:

Institutional momentum + regulatory clarity = a strong setup for cross-border TradFi–crypto synergy.