Retail participation in 2025 is more measured than in previous bull runs. Many investors lost money in previous downturns and are now much more mindful of identifying and investing in longer-term, safer-holding crypto assets, such as and Ethereum, rather than tokens and speculative assets.
Nevertheless, innovations such as auto-staking, Layer 2 rollups, and AI-enhanced DeFi platforms have transformed and continue to transform the cryptocurrency space.
“I’ve been out of the game since 2021, but with some real-world use cases finally maturing, I’m giving it another shot – carefully this time,” says a 34-year-old Mumbai-based retail investor.
