Analysts will consider investors to re-approach trading in the crypto market. A recent X post by DCinvestor explains that more than 80 percent of traders make losses over holding Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). This is correlated to an European Central Bank study that revealed that 76-85 percent of retail forex traders end up making losses and this is likely to reproduce the same figure in crypto trading.
Survivorship Bias In Trading
Given survivorship bias, most visible traders may seem successful because they report their trading results publicly, whereas the majority of unprofitable traders do not make their results known. A 2024 Chainalysis report concluded that day traders lost on average between 70 and 90 percent of long-term holders over a three-year period.
Ethereum and Bitcoin as Fundamental Investments
Bitcoin has had an average increase of 49 per cent every year in the past decade, whereas Ethereum has recorded 35 per cent since its move to Proof-of-Stake in 2022. By August 2025 BTC and ETH are trading around the prices of $68,000 and $3,200 respectively. Experts are also of the opinion that such assets will continue to be essential assets to long-term holders.
Asset Tokenization Market To Blow Up
A 2024 McKinsey report estimates that tokenized financial companies could go as high as $4 trillion by the year 2030. Assets that exist in the real-world such as real estate, stocks or bonds can be tokenized, thus increasing liquidity, ensuring lower costs, and making it possible to have fractional ownership.
Blockchain has the possibility of deleting intermediaries in financial transactions since it records transparent and immutable information. The blockchain is used to give smart contracts to automate processes such dividends and settlements and the tokenized asset economy is on the rise.
Institutional Adoption and Bullish Outlook
In its 2025 outlook, Julius Baer also associates blockchain and AI innovations with the long-term bull trend in digital assets. Institutional crypto ETF investments reach $15billion in 2025 and 30% of inflows go to Ethereum ETFs and it indicates a strong mainstream adoption.