The wealth creation hotspots in the crypto world over the past 8 years are as follows⬇️
2017: The ICO boom, where projects attracted funds through token crowdfunding (such as EOS, Tezos)
2018: Mining through trading, where exchanges (like FCoin) attracted users with "trade-to-mine" dividends
2019: The rise of stablecoins (USDT, USDC) and early DeFi (MakerDAO, Compound), laying the foundation for infrastructure and initial yields
2020: The DeFi summer, where liquidity mining (Uniswap, Yearn) exploded, creating "DeFi millionaires" through yield farming
2021: The frenzy of NFTs (CryptoPunks, OpenSea) and the metaverse (Decentraland, Sandbox), leading to wealth in art and virtual real estate.
2022: The popularity of Layer 2 (Optimism, Arbitrum) and GameFi (Axie Infinity), bringing regional wealth through scaling and play-to-earn
2023: Bitcoin inscriptions (Ordinals, BRC-20) and the continuation of Layer 2, with low-cost inscription minting driving profits for retail investors
2024: Approval of spot ETFs (BTC/ETH), the rise of AI tokens (FET, RNDR) and Solana meme coins (BONK, WIF), with institutions and retail driving wealth creation together.
What will the next round of hotspots be?
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