Collective Shift

Crypto 2023 Review: Our Wins, Losses, Surprises, and Lessons

December 29, 2023 Collective Shift
Collective Shift
Crypto 2023 Review: Our Wins, Losses, Surprises, and Lessons
Show Notes

Join Leon and Nick as we take a step back and review the year that was, diving into the lessons, surprises, wins and losses in what proved to be another action-packed year.

Key Takeaways 

  • The SEC sets the last date for amendments to ETFs, with industry experts estimating a 90% approval rating.
  • A significant year for crypto; SBF jailed, Bitcoin ETFs, BlackRock enters, Solana’s shifted narrative and Ethereum’s protocol upgrades. 
  • What surprised us; Bitcoin inscriptions, Coinbase with L2 Base, major sentiment changes and fierce competition for volume between CEXs & DEXes.
  • What we got right; L2 tokenisation & adoption, Solana and appropriate portfolio management.
  • What we got wrong; DeFi & stablecoins and artificial intelligence underwhelming Leon. 
  • What we learnt; Crypto development still takes a long time, banks continue to enter crypto & not using rational thought to analyse an irrational market. The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.