Bitcoin slipped back below $80,000 on October 25 for the first time since October 21, while Uniswap ($UNI) was the only asset in this watchlist to finish green. For anyone asking what crypto to buy right now, $UNI carries the cleanest dated catalyst on the board: it became the first decentralized-finance token with futures on CME Group, and it has held up better than Bitcoin, Ether and Solana across the whole week.
At about 23:50 UTC on October 25, a $1,000 position bought roughly 144 $UNI at $6.91 per coin. If $UNI ever matched Solanas $59.5 billion market capitalization, that same stake would be worth close to $13,800. That arithmetic — not a token pitch — is the reason this piece centers on Uniswap, and the full math sits in its own section below.
The October 25 Snapshot: Bitcoin Loses the $80,000 Handle
The majors spent October 25 giving back the weeks gains. Bitcoin closed the day near $79,908, down 1.14% over 24 hours, after touching a seven-day high of $84,898 on October 21, per CoinGecko data. Ether fell 1.63% to $2,318.25, Solana dropped 1.42% to $100.85, and XRP eased 0.58% to $1.29.