Reflections on 2021: Crypto Highlights and the Rise of the Metaverse

As the year comes to a close, it's time to ask ourselves: What are the Hottest Stories of 2021?

This has been an unquestionably historic year for Web3, and massive events happened both in and outside of the space. From NFTs to the Infrastructure Bill, we narrowed down this year into 20 overarching themes and narratives.

What will take the #1 spot? Spoiler: it's not Ryan's Tiny Turtle.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 6:30 20 | New All Time Highs 8:33 19 | GME & Memestonks https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/gamestop-stock-short-seller-squeeze-losses-reddit-traders-citron-gme-2021-1  11:17 18 | Michael Saylor & Tesla https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/microstrategy-buys-414m-more-bitcoin-in-q4/  https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1point5-billion-in-bitcoin.html  12:58 17 | Rise of Layer 2s https://l2beat.com/  14:54 16 | DeFi over CeFi https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1361356927226310668?s=20  https://twitter.com/AntonioMJuliano/status/1442234625120608256?s=20  17:03 15 | China Ban https://youtu.be/Cz14dpWxgKk  20:12 14 | El Salvador https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034838909/bitcoin-el-salvador-legal-tender-official-currency-cryptocurrency  22:25 13 | Beeple $69M Sale https://www.businessinsider.com/art-auction-nft-beeple-top-selling-most-expensive-sale-millions-2021-3  25:01 12 | Punks, Apes, and PFPs https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/116715/collection-of-bored-ape-nfts-break-sothebys-estimates-with-3-days-to-go  https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/sealed-cryptopunks-five-punks-on-paper  29:28 11 | Axie Infinity https://twitter.com/Psycheout86/status/1423719170315800581?s=20  32:00 10 | OpenSea Sales Volume https://beincrypto.com/opensea-crosses-10-billion-in-all-time-sales-volumes/  36:50 9 | Coinbase IPO https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/100235/coinbase-direct-listing-april-nasdaq  40:15 8 | Gary Gensler https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/101595/us-senate-confirms-gary-gensler-as-joe-bidens-sec-commissioner  44:25 7 | Constitution DAO https://www.theverge.com/22820563/constitution-meme-47-million-crypto-crowdfunding-blockchain-ethereum-constitution  47:20 6 | EIP-1559 https://blockworks.co/eip-1559-is-live-thanks-to-ethereums-london-hard-fork/  50:20 5 | Ultra Sound Money https://ultrasound.money/  53:50 4 | Gas Fees https://twitter.com/drakefjustin/status/1392556085941350400?s=20  57:03 3 | Alt Layer 1s https://defillama.com/chains  1:00:12 2 | Infrastructure Bill https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112877/white-house-says-crypto-tax-enforcement-will-help-pay-for-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal  https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1421150344051048451  1:04:45 1 | Inflation https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1414948397233082372?s=20  https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1469722686939140101?s=20  1:09:40 Honorable Mentions 1:14:20 Closing & Disclaimers

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