Cryptocurrency trading activity in the Czech Republic recorded a strong expansion in 2025. Total transaction volume on domestic platforms rose by approximately 50% year over year, reaching 15.5 billion Czech koruna, or roughly $750 million. Analysts say the figures confirm that digital assets are becoming a permanent component of Czech investment portfolios.
Although trading activity slowed toward the end of the year, industry participants expect continued integration of cryptocurrencies into traditional finance to provide a solid foundation for further growth in 2026.
December slowdown reflects seasonality, not a trend reversal
Data from trading platforms shows that transaction volumes in December declined by around 40% compared with November. Even so, crypto trading still reached approximately 900 million koruna during the final month of the year, equivalent to nearly $43.5 million.
According to Marek Kyrsch, CEO of crypto exchange Anycoin, the decline followed a typical seasonal pattern. He explained that the slowdown was driven by the holiday period, lower market volatility, and profit-taking after a strong run earlier in the year.
Anycoin reported a 50% year-over-year drop in December turnover and a 42% decline month over month, figures that Kyrsch says do not undermine the broader growth trend.
Cryptocurrencies continue integrating into the financial system
A similar view was shared by Ota Janda, CEO of exchange Coingarage, who said December highlighted two parallel developments: a short-term price correction following record highs and a continued shift toward deeper integration of crypto assets into the financial ecosystem.
Investor interest temporarily softened as Bitcoin’s price pulled back toward the $80,000 level. However, some market participants used the correction as a buying opportunity. Rostislav Plachý of brokerage firm Golden Gate expects momentum to return early in the year:
“We expect both volumes and prices to rise again in January. Over the course of the year, Bitcoin is likely to surpass last year’s highs and move above $125,000.”
New year could bring a return to record highs
Martin Stránský, CEO of Bit.plus, described the December decline in activity as typical during periods of profit-taking ahead of year-end. His platform processed 20% fewer Bitcoin transactions in December, but he expects that trend to reverse quickly.
Stránský anticipates Bitcoin could reclaim levels above $110,000 as early as January or February. He noted that 2025 was a highly volatile year for BTC, which began around $100,000, repeatedly broke above that level, reached a record high above $124,000, and later corrected to current levels near $93,000.
Digital assets are no longer a fringe investment
According to Tomáš Kalabis, analyst at Wood & Company Blockchain+, cryptocurrencies firmly entered the investment mainstream in 2025. He attributed this shift to the wider availability of regulated investment products, growing institutional participation, and clearer regulatory frameworks.
Kalabis emphasized that digital assets are increasingly viewed alongside commodities or technology stocks, rather than as speculative or marginal investments. In his view, the long-term outlook for the crypto market remains highly positive.
Czech central bank takes first steps into digital assets
Market attention was also drawn to a milestone decision by the Czech National Bank (CNB), which acquired Bitcoin for the first time in its history. The purchase was part of a pilot initiative aimed at building a $1 million test portfolio of digital assets, including US dollar–pegged stablecoins and tokenized deposits.
CNB Governor Aleš Michl said the objective was to gain direct, hands-on experience with technologies that are already reshaping the financial system. “We don’t want to simulate reality — we want to touch it,” Michl said at the time.
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