Is 2025 Worse Than 2022 for Crypto? Nic Carter and McCordic Offer Opposing Views
On Nov. 14, Kevin McCordic of Monad and investor Nic Carter offered opposing reads on crypto’s 2025 slump, splitting over whether it’s routine consolidation or a catalyst-light grind.
McCordic, director of growth at Monad Foundation who goes by “intern” on X, argued that today’s jitters are modest compared with 2022, when credit lenders failed, exchanges imploded and cascading liquidations hit tokens. He cast the drawdown as uncomfortable but typical consolidation after crisis and said crypto is embedded in global finance and “things are going to be ok.”
Carter, a general partner at Castle Island Ventures and cofounder of Coin Metrics, countered that 2025 feels “worse” because crypto is no longer “the star of the show.” In his view, prices are drifting without clear catalysts as buyers thin out and attention shifts elsewhere. He added that the four-year playbook and “alt season” notions look obsolete and that gains now hinge on shipping products that deliver real user value.
the two readings imply different approaches. If this is standard consolidation, patience and positioning for a cyclical rebound make sense. If weakness reflects lost attention and thin catalysts, returns likely depend on product adoption and revenue before capital rotates back.
Bitcoin traded at around $95,234 at 9 p.m. UTC on Nov. 15, up 0.9% in the past 24 hours. Year to date, BTC is up 1.93% versus gains of 14.75% for the S&P 500 and 18.77% for the Nasdaq Composite.
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