From the shifting regulatory landscape, to the toppling of high-profile fraudsters, to the industry’s entry into the portfolios of major asset managers, crypto is in flux.
Those tracking the progress of the crypto ecosystem have likely sensed the space is at a crossroads. From the shifting regulatory landscape, to the toppling of high-profile fraudsters, to the industry’s entry into the portfolios of major asset managers, crypto is in flux.
Along with the elastic nature of these times comes the responsibility to mould them into something meaningful. To have the courage to pivot course, circle back, or revisit the drawing board. There’s a lot of money to be made by solving problems, but arguably more to be lost by relying on faulty solutions. In large part, this report is about making tough decisions in light of clear-eyed analysis.
To achieve this aim, the CEX.IO Market Research Team elected to take a different approach to reporting on developments in the crypto space. Rather than digging into on-chain diagnostics and parsing value flows, the overarching questions currently facing the industry are more philosophical in their design. What’s the value of truth or art in an era of errant reproduction? Can an industry that’s devoured so many others serve to boost crypto adoption? What’s the overall vibe toward crypto by the general public? And what role should the industry play in staving off catastrophic climate change? Despite technology’s fervent attempts to sever the messiness of humanity, these are nuanced questions that require social and historical context to fully capture.
With that in mind, feel free to engage with the supplemental reports and news stories that informed this analysis. An essential component to doing one’s research is ingesting a variety of sources, and arriving at the most logical conclusion based on the information presented. The following pages were crafted through the careful synthesis of myriad resources, and have been included throughout to corroborate this account. Setting aside postmodern cynicism on the lack of objective truth, the following is the most plausible set of facts to guide the crypto industry in 2024 and beyond.
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