In 2021, the total market capitalization of crypto assets soared from about $770 billion at the start of the year to over $3 trillion, an increase of nearly 300%. It was a year for the history books: Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $69,000, the total value of DeFi locked surpassed $100 billion, and NFT sales
After the exuberance of 2021, the crypto market entered a more rational phase in 2022. A tightening global macro environment and shrinking liquidity shifted investor sentiment from optimism to caution, ushering the market into a corrective cycle marked by sharp volatility. A series of institutional collapses triggered a widespread crisis of confidence. Amid this turbulence,