- The cryptocurrency industry could reach mainstream adoption after one more growth cycle, according to industry leaders.
- An estimated 659 million people held cryptocurrencies by the end of 2025, per research from crypto.com.
- The industry could surpass 5 billion users within a decade, says Thomas Prévot from Crypto.com.
- Main drivers for user growth include retail price speculation and practical applications such as blockchain payments.
- Analysts predict Bitcoin’s price could reach $700,000 if adoption grows and the average portfolio allocation rises to 3%.
Industry insiders say the next big growth cycle for digital assets could push cryptocurrencies to full-scale mainstream adoption. Speaking at the Waib Summit 2025 in Monaco, key representatives from crypto exchanges suggested that digital currencies may soon become as common as credit cards for payments worldwide.
Research from Crypto.com shows that about 659 million people held cryptocurrency at the close of 2025. Thomas Prévot, who heads operations in France for the exchange, stated during the summit that cryptocurrencies could see over 5 billion users in the next ten years if current trends continue. He explained, “We’re about one growth cycle away from full mainstream adoption. I’m not talking about 1 billion users. I’m talking about 5 billion users.”
Prévot also mentioned that this major expansion would likely follow the industry’s next “down cycle,” which means after the market rebounds at the start of a new bull market. Reaching the 1-billion user mark, according to Prévot, would signal clear mainstream acceptance of digital assets as an everyday payment system. This aligns with the original design of Bitcoin as a way to make censorship-resistant, peer-to-peer transactions.
Other industry experts support the idea that mass adoption could be near. Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo has suggested that if mainstream adoption pushes the average portfolio allocation to 3%, the price for Bitcoin may reach $700,000 per token.
Panelists at the summit discussed possible paths to broad market growth. Roy van Krimpen of OKX exchange said, “Getting to a billion can happen in one of two ways,” describing how retail price speculation—meaning individuals buying during market surges—drove rapid adoption in 2021. He noted that another route is through increased practical use of blockchain technology, particularly for payments, which may grow adoption more slowly as consumers adjust their habits.
Chintan Turakhia, a senior director at Coinbase, agreed that easier-to-use blockchain applications could attract new users.
Panelists and sources agree that both rapid speculative investing and practical use cases could speed up crypto’s move toward global mainstream payment. For more details on the research figures, visit the original Crypto.com report.
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