GEN C: The Year Ahead: 10 Bold Predictions for 2025

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🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Gen C's first episode of 2025 features hosts Avery and Sam trading predictions about the future of entertainment, technology and sustainability, including bold forecasts about creator crossovers, AI personalization and the revival of dead brands. In the first episode of the year, hosts Avery and Sam share their predictions for 2025 across various sectors including creator economy, AI, gaming, crypto and sustainability. They discuss predictions ranging from Kai Cenat getting a major movie deal and GTA VI becoming the biggest video game launch ever, to the rise of personalized AI and live shopping in the US. The episode concludes with discussions about reviving dead brands and the growing importance of carbon-neutral technology. Watch this episode on video: YouTube CoinDesk Follow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3 From our sponsor: In Chinese, belief means trust. For 10 years, Consensus has united those who believe in building a new internet where everyone has value. Join us at Consensus Hong Kong February 18 - 20, 2025 where belief becomes real. Connect with global leaders, innovators, and investors shaping the future of Web3, and experience the power of collaboration at the industry's most influential event. Register now: https://go.coindesk.com/3BeigBq - "Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	We all want to believe in something.
0:08.3	In Chinese, belief also means trust.
0:12.4	We want to trust our systems and each other to explore new frontiers and build a future
0:19.0	beyond what we know.
0:20.8	For the past 10 years at consensus pioneers
0:23.3	builders and dreamers have gathered together to create a new financial system where everyone has value
0:29.8	join us at consensus hong kong where belief becomes real all right right, welcome to Gen C.
0:37.9	First episode of the new year.
0:41.1	Avery, you are in a sunny, beautiful environment.
0:43.5	I'm in the cold, dreary New York.
0:45.3	What's going on?
0:46.3	Where are you?
0:47.0	And how is your holiday?
0:48.4	It was a wonderful holiday season.
0:50.6	Today is the second day back in action, which is very exciting, very fun.
0:55.5	I'm sitting here in Florida, enjoying a little beautiful January Friday. And it is so nice to see you, Sam. I'm pumped
1:01.7	to talk about our 2025 predictions. I just read Scott Galloways, actually, so I won't repeat any of his.
1:08.6	How was your holiday? My holiday was great.
1:11.5	It was busier than I thought, but I also got some really good downtime.
1:16.6	And I think, you know, we had a crazy end of the year when it comes to kind of crypto and
1:21.5	AI and the whole world that we're dealing with.
1:23.9	So I think it's great to sort of set off as we've done now for the last two and
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