It's been 17 years of crypto and here's the truth about it

Gen wealth, bubble, innovation, scam? Let's unpack that

The past 17 years of the crypto world have seen its share of highs and lows:

  • 2025: Crypto payments and stablecoins surged, reshaping global finance.

  • 2024: Politicians started discussing crypto regulations, bringing the industry into the spotlight.

  • 2022: The fall of icons like SBF forced us to rebuild trust from the ground up.

  • 2020: DeFi Summer came, with Uniswap sparking the airdrop trend.

  • 2018: The ICO bubble burst, leading to a long Bitcoin winter, but the tech matured quietly.

  • 2014: Mt. Gox's collapse triggered a major trust crisis in crypto.

2009: Bitcoin's genesis block marked the birth of decentralized currency.

  • 2008: In the wake of the financial crisis, Bitcoin's whitepaper introduced a peer-to-peer cash system.

Through many cycles, we've stayed true to the mission of building a P2P electronic cash system.

Our new "Pay hub" transforms onchain interactions into instant payments—empowering people worldwide to unlock the true promise of crypto and take control of their financial lives, every single day.

This is crypto returning to its roots: payments.

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