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📅 The Last 5 Years in Crypto – Year by Year Milestones
2020 – The DeFi Boom & Institutional Entry
DeFi Summer: Protocols like Uniswap, Compound, and Aave pushed DeFi TVL up 10x within the year.
Institutional interest: MicroStrategy’s first Bitcoin purchase opened the door for corporate investors.
Ethereum surge: Gas fees hit record highs due to DeFi activity.
COVID-19 crash & rebound: March 2020 saw a sharp market drop, but prices recovered to near ATH by year-end.
2021 – NFTs & Bull Market Mania
Bitcoin ATH: BTC hit $69,000 in November.
NFT boom: Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and Beeple’s $69M sale made headlines.
Ethereum upgrade: EIP-1559 introduced a burn mechanism.
Celebrities & brands: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Adidas, and Nike jumped into NFTs and the metaverse.
Meme coin craze: DOGE soared over 10,000% fueled by Elon Musk’s tweets.
2022 – Collapses & Trust Crisis
Terra meltdown: LUNA/UST wiped out over $60B in value.
Celsius, Voyager, 3AC bankruptcies.
FTX scandal: Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire imploded, billions lost.
Crypto winter: BTC fell to $16,000.
Regulatory pressure: U.S. and EU debates over strict frameworks intensified.
2023 – Recovery & ETF Hopes
Bitcoin recovery: Climbed back to $30,000 mid-year.
Arbitrum airdrop: Users received millions in ARB tokens.
BlackRock’s ETF filing: Boosted institutional confidence.
Ethereum Shapella upgrade: Enabled ETH withdrawals from staking.
NFT market shrinkage: Volumes dropped sharply compared to 2021.
2024 – ETF Approvals & Bullish Signals
January: SEC approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs (BlackRock, Fidelity, etc.).
Halving anticipation: April’s scheduled event fueled bullish momentum.
Layer 2 expansion: Base, zkSync, and Optimism reached record adoption.
Memecoin comeback: PEPE, BONK, and others spiked briefly.
CBDC pilots: China, Europe, and others advanced digital currency tests.
2025 – So Far
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: In March, the U.S. established an official “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” using seized and abandoned BTC—also planning reserves for other digital assets.
GENIUS Act: Signed by President Trump on July 18, the law mandates 100% reserve backing, audits, and transparency for stablecoins—marking a historic step for U.S. crypto regulation.
Market milestones: By July, crypto’s total market cap surpassed $4T. Bitcoin hit $124,000 in August, up 32% YTD.
Coinbase acquires Deribit: Announced in May for $2.9B, expanding Coinbase’s derivatives footprint and signaling readiness for institutional adoption.
Mega hack wave: Losses in H1 2025 exceeded $2.17B, driven by major breaches at ByBit and CoinDCX, sparking new concerns over security.
📅 The Last 5 Years in Crypto – Year by Year Milestones
2020 – The DeFi Boom & Institutional Entry
DeFi Summer: Protocols like Uniswap, Compound, and Aave pushed DeFi TVL up 10x within the year.
Institutional interest: MicroStrategy’s first Bitcoin purchase opened the door for corporate investors.
Ethereum surge: Gas fees hit record highs due to DeFi activity.
COVID-19 crash & rebound: March 2020 saw a sharp market drop, but prices recovered to near ATH by year-end.
2021 – NFTs & Bull Market Mania
Bitcoin ATH: BTC hit $69,000 in November.
NFT boom: Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and Beeple’s $69M sale made headlines.
Ethereum upgrade: EIP-1559 introduced a burn mechanism.
Celebrities & brands: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Adidas, and Nike jumped into NFTs and the metaverse.
Meme coin craze: DOGE soared over 10,000% fueled by Elon Musk’s tweets.
2022 – Collapses & Trust Crisis
Terra meltdown: LUNA/UST wiped out over $60B in value.
Celsius, Voyager, 3AC bankruptcies.
FTX scandal: Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire imploded, billions lost.
Crypto winter: BTC fell to $16,000.
Regulatory pressure: U.S. and EU debates over strict frameworks intensified.
2023 – Recovery & ETF Hopes
Bitcoin recovery: Climbed back to $30,000 mid-year.
Arbitrum airdrop: Users received millions in ARB tokens.
BlackRock’s ETF filing: Boosted institutional confidence.
Ethereum Shapella upgrade: Enabled ETH withdrawals from staking.
NFT market shrinkage: Volumes dropped sharply compared to 2021.
2024 – ETF Approvals & Bullish Signals
January: SEC approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs (BlackRock, Fidelity, etc.).
Halving anticipation: April’s scheduled event fueled bullish momentum.
Layer 2 expansion: Base, zkSync, and Optimism reached record adoption.
Memecoin comeback: PEPE, BONK, and others spiked briefly.
CBDC pilots: China, Europe, and others advanced digital currency tests.
2025 – So Far
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: In March, the U.S. established an official “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” using seized and abandoned BTC—also planning reserves for other digital assets.
GENIUS Act: Signed by President Trump on July 18, the law mandates 100% reserve backing, audits, and transparency for stablecoins—marking a historic step for U.S. crypto regulation.
Market milestones: By July, crypto’s total market cap surpassed $4T. Bitcoin hit $124,000 in August, up 32% YTD.
Coinbase acquires Deribit: Announced in May for $2.9B, expanding Coinbase’s derivatives footprint and signaling readiness for institutional adoption.
Mega hack wave: Losses in H1 2025 exceeded $2.17B, driven by major breaches at ByBit and CoinDCX, sparking new concerns over security.
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