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In a recent interview, Tongtong Gong, Co-Founder & COO at Amberdata, and analyst Wendy O discuss bullish price targets, regulatory shifts, and growing institutional crypto interest on TheStreet's Roundtable.
Crypto Outlook 2025: Market Sentiment, Layer-One Competition & Regulatory Tailwinds
In a recent conversation with TheStreet Roundtable, crypto thought leader Wendy O joined Tongtong Gong, Co-Founder & COO of Amberdata, to share forward-looking insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader digital asset ecosystem.
Price Predictions with a Bullish Bias
Wendy O expressed strong optimism for the crypto market’s trajectory, suggesting that Bitcoin could reach as high as $150,000 and hoping to see Ethereum touch the $10,000 mark. “I don’t want people to get mad at me,” she joked, “but I’m a big ETH holder — that’s what I want to see.”
Healthy Competition in the Layer-One Arena
She also highlighted the dynamic competition among layer-one blockchains, praising the energy driving innovation across platforms like Hedera, Solana, Avalanche, Ethereum, and Sui. “I love to see all the layer ones battling it out — it’s capitalism at its finest,” she noted, emphasizing the grassroots entrepreneurial spirit fueling this wave of decentralized infrastructure development. “These networks are like small businesses saying, ‘We want a shot at Ethereum’s market — and we can do it better.’
Tongtong Gong on Regulation, Infrastructure & Institutional Demand
Amberdata’s Tongtong Gong brought a deeper institutional lens to the conversation, reflecting on how regulatory clarity and infrastructure maturity are beginning to reshape the market landscape.
“For years, the industry was defined by regulatory uncertainty. It was one unclear, unfair rule after another coming out of Washington,” Gong explained. “But what we’re seeing now is a turning point. Regulatory headwinds are shifting — and becoming tailwinds.”
Gong’s optimism is rooted not in hype but in hard data and long-term market signals. As the digital asset space matures, she sees institutions becoming more confident and proactive in their crypto strategies. “When you look at what’s happening beneath the surface — the inflows, the custody innovations, the transparency around on-chain data — it's clear that institutional adoption is accelerating.”
She emphasized that true adoption doesn’t just come from ETFs or headline-making price action — it comes from infrastructure: “Institutions need more than price exposure. They need real-time analytics, historical context, risk visibility, and a data backbone that matches the standards of traditional finance. That’s what we’re building at Amberdata.”
Tongtong believes the market is not only ready for institutional capital, but it’s being reshaped by it. “Crypto is no longer on the fringe. It’s becoming part of the core capital markets infrastructure. If you ask me where we’re headed,” She smiled. “To the moon.”
