# The End is Near for the Cryptocurrency Bubble

By [LuckyFinch](https://paragraph.com/@luckyfinch) · 2022-04-25

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Since the start of last year, the value of cryptocurrencies has increased by 176% to $2.14 trillion. It has seen the rise of decentralized applications and decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and the mammoth potential for blockchain-based gaming in the metaverse. They have enabled life-altering gains most…

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*Originally published on [LuckyFinch](https://paragraph.com/@luckyfinch/the-end-is-near-for-the-cryptocurrency-bubble)*