2025 is the Year ‘Crypto Went Mainstream’: a16z

Crypto has “grown up” in 2025, according to a new report from a16z crypto, the crypto-focused venture capital arm of Andreessen Horowitz, which has $46 billion in committed capital.

The total crypto market grew to over $4 trillion this year, while the number of mobile wallet users rose 20% from last year. The report estimates there are roughly 40-70 million active crypto users, up about 10 million over the past year. Still, this is only a fraction of the 716 million people who own crypto, up 16% from last year.

Meanwhile, stablecoins handled $46 trillion in transactions this year, rivaling payment giants like Visa and PayPal. The total stablecoin market cap stands at $308 billion, up $100 billion since January. Tether’s USDT currently holds the largest market share with a market cap of $183 billion.

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