{"id":5299,"date":"2025-01-03T03:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T03:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2025-01-03T03:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T03:08:39","slug":"biggest-crypto-stories-of-2024-crypto-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=5299","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Crypto Stories of 2024: Crypto Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crypto New Year is here, and the biggest crypto stories of Crypto 2024 are back in the spotlight alongside VanEck crypto predictions for 2025.<\/p>\n

U.S. investment firm VanEck just released their conservative crypto predictions for 2025. Thoughts?<\/p>\n

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(VanEck Predictions<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If 2025 is the destination, 2024 was the year crypto hit full throttle<\/a>. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs became real, the Halvening dropped like clockwork, and a crypto-friendly U.S. cabinet took power. Oh, and a squirrel named Peanut inspired a meme coin frenzy. It was a year of absolute mania, the kind you can\u2019t script.<\/p>\n

So perhaps VanEck crypto predictions 2025 aren\u2019t so unrealistic after all?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a trip down Memory Lane. Here are the top crypto stories from 2024.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Halvening Is About to Make Crypto Explode<\/h2>\n
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I got into Bitcoin in 2019, and when the 2020 Halving happened, I didn\u2019t really know what to expect: Was my BTC going up, sideways, or down?<\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m glad I held \u2013 Bitcoin crabbed post-halving, gaining a meager +6% despite the major event, but my holding behavior was rewarded when the price later exploded by 548% to new all-time highs.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re about to see a similar trend in 2025. Despite the 2024 Bitcoin Halvening in April and Bitcoin breaking $100k, sentiment is still mixed. Looking at the market today, especially on crypto X, much FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) is going around \u2013 that\u2019s by design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Bitcoin Halving implements a reduction in the block reward given to Bitcoin miners. In 2024, mining rewards will be reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 newly minted bitcoins.<\/p>\n

This process gradually raises Bitcoin\u2019s price floor over time \u2013 with a 50% reduction in fresh supply \u2013 which can grip price action for up to 14 months. Strap in; we\u2019re still within the range for a BTC supply shock.<\/p>\n

The Biggest Story of the Year<\/h2>\n
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(Substack<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Skipping ahead a bit, the biggest story of the year has to be President-elect Donald Trump coming back from the political graveyard.<\/p>\n

Think about it:<\/p>\n