According to @nic__carter, Bitcoin (BTC) is demonstrating significant market strength by holding firm above the $105,000 level after a sharp dip, with analysts identifying the $104,000 to $105,000 range as a key support zone. While institutional adoption moves slowly, a powerful cultural shift is emerging. Jeff Park of Bitwise Asset Management states that for many younger investors, the goal of becoming a 'wholecoiner'—owning at least one full bitcoin—is replacing traditional aspirations like homeownership. This sentiment contrasts with the current stance of financial advisors. Gerry O’Shea from Hashdex reports that the vast majority of advisors are not yet recommending crypto allocations, citing volatility as their top concern. However, O'Shea notes that advisor skepticism is waning as their questions evolve toward portfolio integration, and he identifies stablecoins and the platforms they run on, like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), as major themes for 2025.

According to Gerry O'Shea, head of global market insights at Hashdex, financial advisors in the U.S. are still hesitant to recommend Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies to their clients, even nearly 18 months after the launch of BTC spot ETFs (source: CoinDesk interview). O'Shea notes that while a small subset of advisors proactively seeks exposure for clients, the majority are focused on education and due diligence, slowed by concerns over volatility, energy consumption, and associations with criminality (source: CoinDesk). However, he highlights a shift in advisor questions towards portfolio allocation strategies, such as whether BTC should replace gold or be treated as equity (source: CoinDesk). For traders, this hesitation signals a potential lag in mainstream adoption but also an opportunity as O'Shea predicts growing appreciation for digital assets like BTC and stablecoin platforms such as Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) by the end of 2025 (source: CoinDesk). With BTC currently trading at $101,408.26 (24h change: -0.93%) and ETH at $2,249.07 (24h change: -0.82%), monitoring institutional sentiment could be key to timing entry points (source: market data).