Can You Guess Five Of The Most Controversial Crypto Moments Of 2025?
From billion-dollar hacks to presidential memecoin launches, 2025 has unfolded as a fraught and revealing year for crypto’s uneasy entanglement with politics and power. As the final quarter of 2025 begins, five moments stand out for how sharply the industry tested the boundaries of public trust and regulatory tolerance.
Bitcoin saw all time highs in 2025, but the industry is tormented with controversy. (Photo Illustration by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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January: Trump’s Memecoin Debut
The year began with an unexpected spectacle from the incoming president of the United States.
Just hours before his inauguration, Donald Trump unveiled his official $TRUMP memecoin, which debuted…
