- Fundstrat’s Tom Lee predicts Bitcoin and Ethereum could see a “monster move” in Q4 2025, fueled by Federal Reserve rate cuts, improved liquidity, and favorable market seasonality.
- He highlighted Bitcoin’s monetary sensitivity and Ethereum’s role as a growth protocol, with BitMine aggressively accumulating ETH to capitalize on the expected supercycle.
Bitcoin and Ether may be on the verge of a powerful rally in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat and chairman of BitMine. Speaking on CNBC this week, Lee described the conditions as primed for what he called a “monster move” in the next three months, driven by monetary easing and improving liquidity conditions.
Lee explained that both Bitcoin BTC and ETH are highly sensitive to monetary liquidity. With global central banks moving toward easing policies and the U.S. Federal Reserve preparing to cut interest rates for the first time this year, he believes crypto could be one of the standout trades of 2025.
I think they could make a monster move in the next three months … huge, Lee said.
He added that the Federal Reserve’s anticipated action would be a “real improvement in liquidity,” sparking confidence and supporting risk assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
The Fed is widely expected to trim rates by 25 basis points this Wednesday, though futures markets assign a small chance, around 4%, of a larger 50 basis point cut. Lee likened the setup to historic easing cycles such as September 1998 and 2024, when rate cuts helped fuel broader market rallies.
Ethereum: Wall Street Meets AI
When asked whether Bitcoin and Ether should still be considered risk-on assets, Lee noted that Bitcoin is particularly sensitive to monetary policy shifts. However, he positioned Ethereum differently, describing it as both liquidity-sensitive and a representation of blockchain’s convergence with artificial intelligence and finance.
So Ethereum, I think, almost trades like 1971 Wall Street when the dollar went off the gold standard and there was a lot of innovation … Ethereum essentially is a growth protocol, Lee said.
He further emphasized that Ethereum is central to a long-term “supercycle” fueled by Wall Street adoption and AI integration.
At the time of press, ETH is swapping hands with $4,511.51 after a noble decline of 2.66% in the past 24 hours.
BitMine’s Strategic Accumulation
Lee’s bullish stance is reflected in BitMine’s own strategy. The company revealed on Monday that it now holds $10.77 billion in cash and crypto assets, including 2.15 million ETH, worth approximately $9.7 billion, or about 1.8% of Ethereum’s total supply.
“The convergence of both Wall Street moving onto the blockchain and AI and agentic-AI creating a token economy is creating a supercycle for Ethereum,” Lee stated. This accumulation underscores his conviction that Ethereum could be the biggest macro trade of the next decade.
At the time of writing, Ether was trading just above $4,500, down 2.7% on the day but still nearly 5% higher over the past week. Bitcoin’s consolidation above $115,000 suggests traders are awaiting clearer signals from the Fed before committing further capital.
