• Bitcoin adoption is booming, even if its price isn’t: River River reports that Bitcoin adoption surged in 2025, cementing it as a mature asset class, even as its price has halved since hitting a peak in October. • Cointelegraph in your social feed Bitcoin’s adoption by institutions, banks, merchants, public companies, and nation-states has boomed in 2025, despite the recent price drawdown, says the financial services company River. • “There is no bear market in Bitcoin adoption,” River said in a reportpublishedon Tuesday, which noted that while Bitcoin (BTC) isdown 50%from its all-time high, “adoption is compounding in ways that aren’t affecting the price, yet.” “Trust in Bitcoin has grown faster than that of any asset in history,” it said. • “What began as an experiment is now a globally recognized store-of-value, with adoption patterns that rival the internet.” Institutional, banking and public company adoption River reported that institutions accumulated 829,000 BTC in 2025, including purchases by businesses, governments, funds, and exchange-traded funds. • Registered investment advisors have been net buying BTC for eight quarters in a row and have invested roughly $1.5 billion in Bitcoin ETFs per quarter over the past two years, River said. • It noted that these institutions represent “millions of underlying individuals” gaining exposure to Bitcoin for the first time through brokerage accounts, retirement plans, sovereign funds and corporate balance sheets.

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  • River’s latest report shows Bitcoin adoption is accelerating in 2025, even as prices have fallen 50% from their all‑time high. Institutions bought 829,000 BTC, with businesses and sovereign funds leading the way, and 60 % of major U.S. banks are now developing Bitcoin products. Merchant acceptance in the U.S. has tripled, and global usage grew 74%, while Lightning Network payments jumped 300% to over $1.1 billion in monthly volume. Five new nation‑states now hold Bitcoin, and volatility is easing toward levels seen in gold and the S&P 500, suggesting a maturing asset class.

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