- Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by over 64% in 2022<\/strong>, and Ethereum (ETH) did it by 67%. They weren\u2019t alone. Crypto winter was almost omniscient for most coins this year. The total cryptocurrency market cap decreased by over 63% [CMC]. That\u2019s no wonder, considering all the bad news for crypto in 2022.
<\/li>- As always, we had some crypto gainers too in 2022. According to CoinGecko<\/a>, the biggest gainer of the year was Nest Protocol (NEST),<\/strong> a decentralized pricing oracle platform on Ethereum<\/a>. It increased by over 243% throughout the year. It\u2019s followed by Trust Wallet Token (TWT), the native coin of the homonymous web3 wallet, with over 129%. In third place was GMX, a decentralized exchange of perpetual futures, which raised by over 113%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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NEST 2022 chart. By CoinGecko<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n - Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Total Value Locked (TVL) decreased by over 77%<\/strong> since January<\/strong> [DeFi Llama<\/a>]. Still, the top five Plateformes DeFi<\/a> have over $3.3 billion TVL each, and the total reaches $39 billion so far. On the other hand, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT<\/a>) daily sales have decreased by over 77% since the last year [Non fongible<\/a>]. The largest sale was for the piece \u201cClock\u201d by the artist Pak. It was bought for $53 million to support<\/a> the legal defense of Julian Assange.
<\/li>- Stablecoins didn\u2019t have a great year.<\/strong> TerraUSD (UST), one of the most popular stablecoins since 2021, collapsed completely in May 2022. In the next months, the Polkadot stablecoin Acala Dollar<\/a> (aUSD) and HUSD by the exchange Huobi<\/a> collapsed as well. Tether (USDT), still the leader in this field, lost at least 15% in market cap during 2022. US authorities are still perusing<\/a> their reserves.
<\/li>- Inflation is rising globally<\/strong>. Numerous national currencies have been losing value quickly, comprenant<\/a> the Japanese Yen, Pound Sterling, Chinese Yuan, Swiss Franc, and the Euro \u2014 which lost parity with the USD.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOut of business in crypto during 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We can say this was the year for bankruptcies and big crashes in crypto. This gloomy list includes some infamous names now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Terra (LUNA) and its failed stablecoin UST were likely the biggest blow of the year.<\/strong> LUNA had over $34 billion in market cap by April, while UST had $17.6 billion. They lost<\/a> 99% of their value in a few days, and now they don\u2019t exist anymore. However, their parent company, Terraform Labs, it\u2019s still operating. They launched a second version of the blockchain (Terra Classic\/LUNC), without the stablecoin.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- The billionaire crypto fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) collapsed<\/strong> around July 2022<\/strong>. The company filed for bankruptcy, but its founders went on the run. They handled<\/a> $10 billion in assets at one point, but they left owing about $3.5 billion to over 32 companies worldwide. Apparently, the founders are still not cooperating<\/a> with authorities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Three Arrows Capital (3AC) logo from its official webpage.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n - Tornado Cash, a decentralized crypto mixer (to increase transaction privacy), was harshly sanctioned<\/strong> by the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in August. This implies<\/a> that all the funds there are frozen, the website was deleted, and US citizens can\u2019t transact there anymore. US authorities arrested Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers, and they still refuse<\/a> to let him go.
<\/li>- The custodial crypto exchange FTX provoked itself a severe liquidity crunch and filed for bankruptcy<\/strong> in November. Its founder, Sam-Bankman Fried, a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9<\/a> in December. Caroline Ellison, ex-CEO of Alameda Research (FTX trading arm), confessed<\/a> to the misuse of customers’ funds. Once the third-largest crypto exchange by volume, FTX is now owing around<\/a> $3 billion to its 50 largest creditors.
<\/li>- More crypto firms went to bankruptcy in 2022<\/strong>. Ils incluent<\/a> the crypto lenders Celsius and Babel Finance in June, Hodlnaut in August, and BlockFi in November; the crypto exchanges Zipmex and Voyager in July; and the Bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific in December. The latter is still operating, though.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Regulations on crypto in 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- The long-awaited Markets in Crypto-Assets (Mica<\/a>) law is almost there for all the EU states members.<\/strong> The European Parliament will vote<\/a> on the bill by February 2023, and then it will go for approval by the European Council. If everything goes well, it\u2019ll enter into force 20 days later. If the grace period of 18 months will be respected after events like the Terra and FTX crashes, is still to be seen.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Crypto mining was banned or limited in several regions and countries in 2022. <\/strong>Alleging energy issues, Kosovo<\/a> et L'Iran<\/a> have banned this activity on their borders, until further notice. Kazakhstan<\/a> et Argentina<\/a> have been tightening their regulations for miners, including tax rises. New York (US) banned<\/a> carbon-based mining operations, for pr\u00e9occupations environnementales<\/a>.
<\/li>- Bitcoin and crypto in general were legalized in several territories in 2022.<\/strong> In the wake of the Russian invasion, Ukraine<\/a> not only legalized crypto but started to accept worldwide donations with it. The Central African Republic made Bitcoin cours l\u00e9gal<\/a>, while Cuba and Br\u00e9sil<\/a> legalized crypto payments. Additionally, Mexique<\/a>, Tonga<\/a>, Arizona (US), and Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/a> already have proposals to make crypto legal tender.
<\/li>- More and more rules are coming for stablecoins worldwide<\/strong>. MiCA already has a section for them, but it\u2019s not the only one. Japan, UK<\/a>, US, Canada, South Korea, and Singapore are working on their own projects to address the issue. In general, they\u2019re aiming to ban algorithmic stablecoins and establish safe reserves behind every coin.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Crypto hacks and scams in 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Selon DeFi Yield<\/a>, around $50.9 billion have been lost to crypto hacks and exit scams in 2022<\/strong>. They count the Terra implosion with $40 billion lost, and also Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, and FTX crashes (over $1 billion lost each). As for proper hacks, the dubious honor goes for Ronin, the Axie Infini<\/a> native blockchain. An unknown attacker stole over $625 million from this platform in March.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- In February<\/a>, after five years,\u00a0U.S. authorities captured the perpetrators of the billionaire Bitfinex hack<\/strong>.\u00a0They seized<\/a>\u00a0$3.6 billion in BTC, but the victims are still fighting<\/a> to recover those funds.
<\/li>- Around 90% of companies were hit by ransomware in 2022<\/strong>. In this type<\/a> of attack, hackers kidnap confidential data and ask for a ransom in cryptocurrency to give it back. Major cases<\/a> of the year included the chip company Nvidia, the Costa Rica government, Toyota, the airline SpiceJet, and the health provider Keralty.
<\/li>- Malware cryptojacking also increased in 2022<\/strong>. As discovered by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab<\/a>, the variants of this attack increased by over 230% compared to last year. By using the computer power unknowingly by the victim, hackers can earn even $40,500 per month with silent crypto mining<\/a>. This malware is distributed via cracked software.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Other news for crypto in 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- After years of waiting, Ethereum finally had The Merge in September<\/strong>. Therefore, crypto mining isn\u2019t possible anymore on this chain. Instead<\/a>, it has validators now, and it\u2019s fully operating with the system Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Old Ethereum GPU miners<\/a> migrated to coins like Ethereum Classic (ETC), Ravencoin (RVN), and Meowcoin (MEWC).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Elon Musk bought Twitter in October<\/strong>, and the top dog-themed coins experienced a sharp (but short-lived) increase. The users of these memecoins\u00a0are expecting<\/a>\u00a0Musk to include them as payment methods on this popular social platform. However, he\u2019s considering<\/a> resigning as the new Twitter CEO.
<\/li>- Despite the huge drop in NFTs this year, big companies kept entering the ecosystem<\/strong>. Reddit, Disney, Mastercard, Lamborghini,<\/a> PayPal, Samsung, Ulta Beauty, and Rolex are some on the list. Besides, according to the licensed trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis<\/a>, NFT-related US trademarks applications increased by over 220% this year, compared with 2021.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Reddit, Disney, Mastercard, Lamborghini,<\/a> PayPal, Samsung, Ulta Beauty, and Rolex are some on the list. Besides, according to the licensed trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis<\/a>, NFT-related US trademarks applications increased by over 220% this year, compared with 2021.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Elon Musk bought Twitter in October<\/strong>, and the top dog-themed coins experienced a sharp (but short-lived) increase. The users of these memecoins\u00a0are expecting<\/a>\u00a0Musk to include them as payment methods on this popular social platform. However, he\u2019s considering<\/a> resigning as the new Twitter CEO.
- Around 90% of companies were hit by ransomware in 2022<\/strong>. In this type<\/a> of attack, hackers kidnap confidential data and ask for a ransom in cryptocurrency to give it back. Major cases<\/a> of the year included the chip company Nvidia, the Costa Rica government, Toyota, the airline SpiceJet, and the health provider Keralty.
- In February<\/a>, after five years,\u00a0U.S. authorities captured the perpetrators of the billionaire Bitfinex hack<\/strong>.\u00a0They seized<\/a>\u00a0$3.6 billion in BTC, but the victims are still fighting<\/a> to recover those funds.
- Bitcoin and crypto in general were legalized in several territories in 2022.<\/strong> In the wake of the Russian invasion, Ukraine<\/a> not only legalized crypto but started to accept worldwide donations with it. The Central African Republic made Bitcoin cours l\u00e9gal<\/a>, while Cuba and Br\u00e9sil<\/a> legalized crypto payments. Additionally, Mexique<\/a>, Tonga<\/a>, Arizona (US), and Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/a> already have proposals to make crypto legal tender.
- Crypto mining was banned or limited in several regions and countries in 2022. <\/strong>Alleging energy issues, Kosovo<\/a> et L'Iran<\/a> have banned this activity on their borders, until further notice. Kazakhstan<\/a> et Argentina<\/a> have been tightening their regulations for miners, including tax rises. New York (US) banned<\/a> carbon-based mining operations, for pr\u00e9occupations environnementales<\/a>.
- The custodial crypto exchange FTX provoked itself a severe liquidity crunch and filed for bankruptcy<\/strong> in November. Its founder, Sam-Bankman Fried, a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9<\/a> in December. Caroline Ellison, ex-CEO of Alameda Research (FTX trading arm), confessed<\/a> to the misuse of customers’ funds. Once the third-largest crypto exchange by volume, FTX is now owing around<\/a> $3 billion to its 50 largest creditors.
- Tornado Cash, a decentralized crypto mixer (to increase transaction privacy), was harshly sanctioned<\/strong> by the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in August. This implies<\/a> that all the funds there are frozen, the website was deleted, and US citizens can\u2019t transact there anymore. US authorities arrested Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers, and they still refuse<\/a> to let him go.
- The billionaire crypto fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) collapsed<\/strong> around July 2022<\/strong>. The company filed for bankruptcy, but its founders went on the run. They handled<\/a> $10 billion in assets at one point, but they left owing about $3.5 billion to over 32 companies worldwide. Apparently, the founders are still not cooperating<\/a> with authorities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Stablecoins didn\u2019t have a great year.<\/strong> TerraUSD (UST), one of the most popular stablecoins since 2021, collapsed completely in May 2022. In the next months, the Polkadot stablecoin Acala Dollar<\/a> (aUSD) and HUSD by the exchange Huobi<\/a> collapsed as well. Tether (USDT), still the leader in this field, lost at least 15% in market cap during 2022. US authorities are still perusing<\/a> their reserves.
- As always, we had some crypto gainers too in 2022. According to CoinGecko<\/a>, the biggest gainer of the year was Nest Protocol (NEST),<\/strong> a decentralized pricing oracle platform on Ethereum<\/a>. It increased by over 243% throughout the year. It\u2019s followed by Trust Wallet Token (TWT), the native coin of the homonymous web3 wallet, with over 129%. In third place was GMX, a decentralized exchange of perpetual futures, which raised by over 113%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n