🎙️This week Tracey, Blake & Craig are doing a full 2024 wrapped episode and it’s the listen you’ve all been waiting for! From Bitcoin smashing its own ceiling, to the launch of it ETF’s; ‘The Halving‘ (not halvening), Trump, Memecoins and so much more. Tune in, catch up, live a little - it’s last Crypto Curious of the year! 🎉

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2024 Crypto Wrapped: The Year of ETFs, Moonshots, and Policy Plot Twists.

Well, folks, 2024 has been wild for crypto. If the past year was a Netflix series, we’d call it “Breaking FUD”—a record-breaking romance between digital assets and institutional investors. As any good romance will demonstrate, whilst life is not always smooth sailing, it’s always worth an over-share on social media.

Buckle up as we wrap this year tighter than your mate clinging to their cold wallet.

Halving hype.

Delivering the much-hyped Bitcoin ‘halving’ in April, mining rewards were sliced and diced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block— it’s like eating only half pizza and telling yourself “I’m full!”. With less Bitcoin up for grabs, supply tightened, prices soared, and miners collectively sighed, “Guess we’re working twice as hard for half the pizza.”

As always, the halving sparked endless debates, FOMO, and Twitter threads longer than your last group chat. Love it or hate it, the halving proved one thing: Bitcoin loves a good plot twist, and the markets always eat it up…plus as always, the crypto natives ‘showed them’!!! and decided that trading memes was a good use of ‘halvening’ time 😂

Bitcoin Hits the Big Leagues.

Bitcoin didn’t just walk to the moon this year—it sprinted past $100k like it was late for a hot🔥 date. In January, the U.S. finally approved Bitcoin ETFs, and Wall Street said, “We’ll take one of those, thanks.” Investors loved it. Memers loved ❤️ it. Even your skeptical uncle who still calls it “fake internet money” raised an eyebrow.

By December 17, BTC peaked at $107k, and suddenly everyone who said “I’ll buy at $20k” was feeling the full effects of FOMO, in fact, is there a word that is a more FOMO version of FOMO because that’s actually far more accurate!!

FROM THIS 👇🏼 - Bitcoin Reaches $65,000—Now Only 6% Away From Its All-Time High

TO THIS 👇🏼 - Bitcoin Breaks $107,000 in Parabolic Advance As ‘Crypto President’ Trump Acquires DeFi Coins

Policy Shifts and Regulatory Landscape.

Ah, 2024: the year Trump swapped his “crypto’s a scam” hat for a “Bitcoin’s cool now” cap. Yep, a friendlier U.S. government vibe had the markets vibing too. While we’re not saying politics runs crypto, it certainly gave BTC a motivational push.

FROM THIS 👇🏼- Donald Trump is “Not a Fan” of Bitcoin and Crypto, Citing High Volatility

TO THIS 👇🏼- Donald Trump Says Bitcoin Is Going To The Moon: ‘United States Will be The Crypto Capital of The Planet’

Meanwhile, over in Hong Kong, Asia launched its first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. With regulation that didn’t feel like detention, they proved that crypto and compliance can actually get along.

ETH, Altcoins & A Few Surprises.

While Bitcoin stole the headlines, Ethereum quietly pumped its bags too climbing over 55% on the year. Not bad for crypto’s king of utility. And the rest of the altcoin (ahem sh*tcoin) squad? Some hits, some misses, and a lot of “next cycle, surely.”

Specifically, though - the Memecoins?

If 2024 taught us anything, it’s that memecoins refuse to take a backseat. From doggos to frogs (and even bananas), tokens like Doge, Shiba, Pepe, Bonk, and WIF (yes, that’s short for dog with hat) had their 15 minutes of fame—some more than once. Even amidst ETFs and institutional suits, memecoins pumped, dumped, and reminded us that vibes are still a market indicator. Chaos? Check. Community? Absolutely. And memes? Always. Just don’t ask your accountant to explain why your mate made 10x on Floki.

The pumped! - A Look at Floki’s First Half Year 2024

And the pumpest! - 10 Best New Meme Coins to Buy in December 2024

Conclusion: The Year Crypto Grew Up (a Bit).

From ETFs and moonshots to regulators finally getting out of bed, 2024 was a glow-up year for crypto. If you’re already saving small change in Bitcoin, give yourself a pat on the back—you’re ahead of the curve. And if not? Well, 2025’s just around the corner, and this rollercoaster isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

So, here’s to more saving, less spending, and maybe—just maybe—HODLing your way to that next holiday.

Quick crypto news.

• Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin: Another $1.5 Billion Added To Holdings

• Bitcoin Surpasses $107,700—Global Crypto Market Explodes!

• Major implications’ for gaming tokens as CyberKongz hit with SEC Wells notice

• This big super fund just became the first to buy into crypto!

• Savvy Trader Turns $6 Into $87,000 Trading Newly launched PENGU Token

• Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act: Will This Revolutionize the U.S. Economy?

So dogey!

Members of the Own the Doge DAO will vote in the coming weeks to potentially bestow official IP status on one of many Neiro meme coins.