As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to look back at what actually mattered to listeners this year. Not the loudest headlines. Not the trend-of-the-week tokens. But the episodes you consistently showed up for.
These are the most listened-to Daily Crypto News episodes of 2025, based on Spotify data. What’s interesting is that they all sit at the same crossroads: crypto markets colliding with politics, regulation, culture, and power.
That pretty much defined this year.
Here’s the breakdown.
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Jan 24: Trump Signs Crypto Executive Order & Makes Davos Declaration
Plays: 8,041
This episode became the most listened-to of the year because it marked a real shift in tone and posture from the U.S. government toward crypto. We didn’t just talk about the executive order itself — we talked about what it signaled. Trump wasn’t just acknowledging crypto; he was framing it as a strategic asset, and then reinforcing that message on a global stage at Davos.
We broke down why executive orders matter less for immediate rule changes and more for setting the direction of agencies, regulators, and capital. We talked about how this positioned the U.S. relative to Europe and Asia, why Davos mattered as a messaging event, and how markets often react more to political intent than policy text. This episode hit because it felt like a line in the sand moment.
Jan 17: Trump, Ripple, Lummis, & Pokémon!
Plays: 7,907
This was one of those episodes that only makes sense if you live in this space every day. On the surface, it sounded chaotic — Trump headlines, Ripple developments, Senator Lummis pushing Bitcoin legislation, and yes, Pokémon entering the conversation. But the throughline was adoption and narrative control.
We talked about Ripple’s positioning as it continued navigating regulatory pressure, why Lummis’ consistency on Bitcoin matters even when the market isn’t paying attention, and how cultural references like Pokémon are signals of normalization, not jokes. This episode resonated because it captured how crypto isn’t just a financial asset anymore — it’s part of politics, branding, and culture all at once.
Jan 30: Pump, Dump, and Trump – The Wild Meme Fest Continues
Plays: 7,630
This episode was a snapshot of peak speculation. Meme coins running, narratives flipping overnight, and Trump’s name being injected into markets with zero regard for fundamentals. We spent a lot of time talking about leverage, liquidity, and how retail behavior tends to repeat itself every cycle.
The key takeaway wasn’t “memes are bad.” It was that people consistently confuse momentum with conviction. We talked about how pumps form, how dumps actually happen, and why most participants only realize they were exit liquidity after the fact. This episode landed because it was brutally honest about market psychology at a time when a lot of people didn’t want to hear it.
Feb 7: XRP ETFs Heat Up & Utah Passes Bitcoin Reserve Act Hurdle
Plays: 6,238
This was one of the more forward-looking episodes of the year. While most attention was on federal regulators, we zoomed in on something far more important: states quietly moving ahead. Utah pushing a Bitcoin reserve framework wasn’t flashy, but it was meaningful.
We also dug into XRP ETF speculation and why XRP’s regulatory clarity — relative to other assets — was starting to matter again. The bigger theme here was legitimacy. Not hype-driven legitimacy, but structural legitimacy. This episode resonated because it highlighted how real adoption often happens slowly, quietly, and outside the main headlines.
Jan 16: Bitcoin Reserves, Ripple’s Battle, Litecoin ETF Buzz
Plays: 6,235
Rounding out the list is an episode that focused heavily on the plumbing of the system. Bitcoin reserve discussions, Ripple’s legal fight, and early Litecoin ETF buzz weren’t about price — they were about positioning. We talked about why Bitcoin reserve conversations keep resurfacing, why Ripple’s case matters beyond XRP holders, and why Litecoin keeps reappearing in ETF discussions despite being written off every cycle.
This episode didn’t chase excitement. It chased understanding. And those tend to be the episodes people come back to later, once the noise dies down.
Final Thoughts
Looking back, what stands out is this: the most listened-to episodes of 2025 weren’t about charts alone. They were about power, policy, incentives, and credibility. Executive orders. State action. Legal frameworks. Market psychology.
That’s where the real story was this year.
If you listened all year, I appreciate you more than you know. If you found DCN somewhere along the way, welcome. And if 2025 taught us anything, it’s that crypto doesn’t move in a straight line — but the signal is always there if you’re paying attention.
Happy HODLing, Everyone.