{"id":22678,"date":"2025-04-18T09:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T09:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=22678"},"modified":"2025-04-18T09:01:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T09:01:50","slug":"altcoins-may-rally-in-q2-2025-thanks-to-improved-regulations-sygnum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=22678","title":{"rendered":"Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5NjQ3YmYtYzA0NS03Yjg4LWE1ZDgtNzI1MDZhMzkyNDlj.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5NjQ3YmYtYzA0NS03Yjg4LWE1ZDgtNzI1MDZhMzkyNDlj.jpg\" alt=\"Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum\"><\/p>\n<p>Altcoins may see a resurgence in the second quarter of 2025 as regulations for digital assets continue to improve, according to Swiss bank Sygnum.<\/p>\n<p>In its Q2 2025 investment outlook, Sygnum <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sygnum.com\/research\/research-reports\/q2-2025-quarterly-investment-outlook\/\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">said<\/a> the space has seen \u201cdrastically improved\u201d regulations for crypto use cases, creating the foundations for a strong alt-sector rally for the second quarter. However, it added that \u201cnone of the positive developments have been priced in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April, Bitcoin dominance <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTC.D\/?timeframe=ALL\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">reached<\/a> a four-year high, signaling that crypto investors are rotating their funds into an asset perceived to be relatively safer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Sygnum believes regulatory developments in the US, such as President Donald Trump\u2019s establishment of a Digital Asset Stockpile and advancing stablecoin regulations, could propel broader crypto adoption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect protocols successful in gaining user traction to outperform and Bitcoin\u2019s dominance to decline,\u201d Sygnum wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"16494711\"><\/template><\/p>\n<h2>Increased focus on economic value ignites competition<\/h2>\n<p>Sygnum also said that competition would increase as the market focuses on economic value. Increased competition in a market often results in better products, ultimately benefiting consumers:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe market\u2019s increased focus on economic value compels greater competition for user growth and revenues, with rising protocols such as Toncoin, Sui, Aptos, Sonic, or Berachain taking different approaches.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sygnum added that while high-performance blockchains address limitations of the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana blockchains, these chains find it challenging to achieve meaningful adoption and fee income.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-04\/01964803-6591-71b3-b40d-9c6f380ae377\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sector breakdown by market capitalization. Source: Sygnum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report highlighted that some approaches have been more sustainable. These include Berachain\u2019s approach of incentivizing validators to provide liquidity to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, Sonic\u2019s rewarding developers that attract and retain users, and Toncoin\u2019s Telegram affiliation to access one billion users.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from layer-1 chains, Sygnum highlighted that layer-2 networks like Base also have potential. The report pointed out that while the memecoin frenzy on the blockchain pushed its users and revenue to new highs, it made an equally sharp decline after memecoins started losing steam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Sygnum noted that Base remains the layer-2 leader in metrics like daily transactions, throughput and total value locked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/us-stablecoins-dangerous-threat-to-euro-italy-minister\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Memecoins still a leading crypto narrative in Q1<\/h2>\n<p>Despite recent price declines, memecoins remained a dominant crypto narrative in Q1 2025. A CoinGecko report recently highlighted that memecoins remained <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ai-memecoins-leading-crypto-narratives-q1-2025-coin-gecko\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">dominant as a crypto narrative<\/a> in the first quarter of 2025. The crypto data company said memecoins had 27.1% of global investor interest, second only to artificial intelligence tokens, which had 35.7%.<\/p>\n<p>While retail investors are still busy with memecoins, institutions have a different approach. Asset manager Bitwise reported on April 14 that publicly traded firms are stacking up on Bitcoin. At least twelve public companies <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-holdings-public-firms-up-16-percent-q1-2025\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">purchased Bitcoin for the first time<\/a> in Q1 2025, pushing public firm holdings to $57 billion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IYxu9W47to?start=\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/crypto-chinas-naked-loan-indians-scammed-fake-women-asia-express\/\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Uni students crypto \u2018grooming\u2019 scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altcoins may see a resurgence in the second quarter of 2025 as regulations for digital assets continue to improve, according to Swiss bank Sygnum. In its Q2 2025 investment outlook, Sygnum said the space has seen \u201cdrastically improved\u201d regulations for crypto use cases, creating the foundations for a strong alt-sector rally for the second quarter. 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