The 12 Months of Crypto
A 2018 Highlight reel created by BlockWorks Group
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One year of crypto investing can feel like 10 anywhere else.
Downturns, developments, pumps, dumps, acquisitions and bankruptcies happened before you could even get your second cup of coffee each morning.
Amidst the whirlwind that was 2018, we wanted to provide you with our 2018 12 Months of Crypto recap — the biggest story from each month and what it meant for the ecosystem as we wrap up the year.
January
Robinhood Announced Zero Fee Cryptocurrency Tracking and Trading
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
February
Circle Acquired Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex for $400 Million
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
March
What Google and Facebook’s Ban on Crypto Says About the Limits of Centralized Internet Companies
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
April
Enterprise Blockchain Brings Lofty Promises of The Future
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
May
EOS Raised a Record Breaking $4 Billion
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
June
Andreessen Horowitz Created a $300M Crypto Fund
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
July
SEC Denied the Winklevoss ETF (again)
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
August
What does the creation of Bakkt mean for you?
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
September
Bitmain’s IPO Explained
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
October
Yale Endowment Invests in $400 Million Crypto Fund
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
November
Bitcoin Cash Hardforked
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
December
Facebook Launched a Cryptocurrency
Read our breakdown of why that mattered then and what’s happened since.
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