Bitcoin Smashes $118K – But the Real 2025 Crypto Bull Run Is Just Getting Started

Bitcoin just ripped past $118,000 – a staggering new all-time high that’s left traditional finance clutching its pearls. But here’s the dirty little secret Wall Street won’t tell you: this is just the warm-up act.

The 2025 bull run hasn’t even hit its stride yet. Here’s why the real fireworks are still coming.

Halving hype meets institutional FOMO

Last year’s Bitcoin halving squeezed supply right as BlackRock and friends finally stopped pretending they weren’t drooling over crypto returns. Now we’ve got a perfect storm of scarcity meets ‘please sir, can I have some more’ from the very suits who spent years badmouthing digital gold.

Retail’s still on the sidelines – for now

Unlike 2021’s meme-coin madness, this rally’s been driven by cold, institutional money. But wait until your Uber driver starts giving you ETH price targets – that’s when we’ll know the real speculative frenzy has arrived.

The cynical kicker

Of course, all this growth comes with delicious irony: the same banks that called crypto a scam are now making their biggest profits from… you guessed it, crypto trading desks. Some things never change – except your portfolio balance, if you’ve been paying attention.