The Last 5 Years in Crypto – Key Events by Year 2020 – DeFi Boom and Institutional Entry DeFi Summer: With protocols like Uniswap, Compound, and Aave, DeFi TVL grew more than 10x in a single year. Institutional interest: MicroStrategy became the first major company to purchase Bitcoin, sparking institutional adoption. Ethereum surge: Gas fees hit record highs due to DeFi activity. COVID-19 impact: In March 2020, the crypto market crashed hard but recovered to near ATH levels by year-end. 2021...

The Last 5 Years in Crypto – Key Events by Year 2020 – DeFi Boom and Institutional Entry DeFi Summer: With protocols like Uniswap, Compound, and Aave, DeFi TVL grew more than 10x in a single year. Institutional interest: MicroStrategy became the first major company to purchase Bitcoin, sparking institutional adoption. Ethereum surge: Gas fees hit record highs due to DeFi activity. COVID-19 impact: In March 2020, the crypto market crashed hard but recovered to near ATH levels by year-end. 2021...

BTC vs ETH Inflation Bitcoin (BTC) Maximum supply: 21 million BTC Current supply increase: Bitcoin block rewards (new BTC issuance) halve approximately every 4 years (“halving”) Annual supply increase as of 2025: Around 1.7% Inflation trend: Decreasing over time because block rewards diminish. By around 2140, all BTC will be mined, and inflation will approach 0% Ethereum (ETH) Maximum supply: Unlimited (theoretically no upper limit) Supply increase: With Ethereum 2.0 and EIP-1559, a “burn mec...

BTC vs ETH Inflation Bitcoin (BTC) Maximum supply: 21 million BTC Current supply increase: Bitcoin block rewards (new BTC issuance) halve approximately every 4 years (“halving”) Annual supply increase as of 2025: Around 1.7% Inflation trend: Decreasing over time because block rewards diminish. By around 2140, all BTC will be mined, and inflation will approach 0% Ethereum (ETH) Maximum supply: Unlimited (theoretically no upper limit) Supply increase: With Ethereum 2.0 and EIP-1559, a “burn mec...