2021 was an exciting year for the crypto space. We've seen all time market highs, dramatic regulatory shifts, and some use cases hit the main stream. 4 of our hosts got together to dissect the standout events of this year, and share their predictions for what is coming next.

Topics covered in this episode:

• The NFT explosion of 2021
• The DeFi bluechip decline
• Layer 1 wars & bridges
• DAO proliferation, tooling, and emergence of new organization paradigms
• Return of Dogecoin
• Bitcoin in El Salvador
• Looking ahead - crypto and its tax implications
• The future of MEV
• Urbit

Episode links:

• Episode 374 - The Great Epicenter Host Extravaganza 2021
• Epicenter - About Us
• Brian on Twitter
• Friederike on Twitter
• Sebastien on Twitter
• Sunny on Twitter

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This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/421