Hivemind: Crypto's 2024 Winners & Losers, Bitcoin's 2025 Price Target, and AI Agent Mania

In today's episode Jose, Ceteris, Yan, and Jason break down the year's biggest winners (Bitcoin, AI) and losers (Ethereum, L2s), covering the best founders, best investors, and top-performing sectors. The conversation then covers their 2025 predictions, making their Bitcoin price targets, crypto market cap expectations, and why AI might be the most explosive narrative. Wrapped up with wild predictions about agent swarms, crypto payments, and the future of decentralized blockchains. Thanks for tuning in! - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Ceteris: https://twitter.com/ceterispar1bus Follow Jose: https://x.com/ZeMariaMacedo Follow Yan: https://x.com/YanLiberman Follow Jason: https://x.com/3xliquidated Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:08) Biggest Winners of 2024 (11:46) Biggest Loser of 2024 (21:24) Biggest Positive Surprise (29:32) Biggest Disappointments (37:18) Best Founder (47:37) Best Investor (1:00:49) Best Shitposter & Researcher (1:04:20) Bitcoin Price & Prediction (1:06:05) Total Crypto MCAP (1:08:53) Best Performing Sectors (1:22:41) Worst Performing (1:25:03) Wild Predictions - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.