Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrey Zubarev Author-Name-First: Andrey Author-Name-Last: Zubarev Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: The cryptocurrency market shows positive dynamics in H1 2025 Abstract: The cryptocurrency market continues to grow, and its connection to the traditional financial market is increasing due to new inflows of funds into BTC and ETH ETFs, while funds for other major cryptocurrencies are preparing to launch. In 2025, there was a trend toward purchasing cryptocurrencies (not only Bitcoin) for the balance sheets of public companies. On the one hand, this is a driver of growth in cryptocurrency capitalization, and on the other, it increases the costs of the cryptocurrency market bubble bursting, as a significant portion of these companies purchase cryptocurrencies with borrowed funds. Classification-JEL: G18, G23, K24, L86, O16, Q54 Keywords: Cryptocurrencies, coinmarketcap, Bitcoin, ETH ETF Year: 2025 Issue: 18 Month: September Pages: 5 File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/monreo/monreo-2025-18-1445.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2025 Handle: RePEc:gai:monreo:monreo-2025-18-1445