Goodbye 2023. It's a wrap 👏
Today draws the curtain on 2023. Time flies. It sure does. We have made it out, almost there, alive and kicking. At times hearing the echoes in the crypto alleys - we are so back baby.
Hello, y'all. We are chuffed, are you?
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For us at the Token Dispatch, it's been housing the front row seat watching the drama that never failed to surprise, tear us apart in frustration and at times feel a sense of validation in the cause we believe in. Most of the times, it was about ploughing through it all to wake up to another day of all the same.
What do they say? Never a dull moment in crypto.
What do we keep reminding us all the time? #WAGMI
2023 The Year of Comeback
Crypto walked into 2023, all ravaged as an aftermath of 2022 catastrophe.
Crypto spent good part of 2023 in cleaning the mess, and taking body blows through regulations and court cases.
Then came the comeback as the year grew on us. Hitting the accelerator towards the end.
In many ways, 2023 has been a year of comeback. In many cases against the odds. For Crypto it has been no different. We are all set to bring in 2024, with renewed optimism that's bordering over confidence. This tells the story 👇
2024 The year of hope
In 2023 almost all major crypto exchanges and prominent players were chased by the law. It also clocked a record number of cases, convictions and clamp down by the authorities. It was as if the regulators chopped through the shaft in 2023. For the large part of the year, crypto was left to pick the pieces of the mess it had created.
The prelude for 2024 is not the same. It's a narrative of innovation, adoption and mainstream acceptance in the larger landscape of technology landscape.
What are we excited about?
Faster and Cheaper Blockchains
Blockchain Interoperability
Looking beyond Bitcoin, Altcoins making a bigger play
Tokenisation of the Real-World Assets (RWA) On-Chain
Mainstream retail adoption through ETFs
GameFi - Web3 gaming taking centre stage
Memecoins become cultural expression
We are not expecting it to be a smooth ride. Nothing is, in the world of crypto. For the world of crypto, it stands on much better legs than it did last time it swept the world of it's feet in exuberance.
Lookahead
In 2024, we want to embrace the larger landscape of frontier technology that is poised to change the world. The cutting-edge technologies with the potential to disrupt and reshape various industries and address global challenges.
So starting next year, you will see us drive through whole lot of this new technology that are still in their early stages of development but hold immense promise for the future.
Blockchain
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Biotechnology
Quantum computing
Robotics
The Internet of Things (IoT)
Virtual and Augmented reality (VR/AR)
As the new tech slips into our lives, we hope to keep you informed about the change we are living through.
2023 Recap
Everything that has happened in the most happening year in the crypto world.
The biggest crypto stories
SBF Court Drama: Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on seven fraud charges, including wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.
Read: Sam's days in court 🍵
Read: Can you ever forgive SAM? 🦅
Bitcoin Rally: Bitcoin's price surged over 150% during the year, with fluctuations between $40,000 and $50,000. Upcoming Bitcoin halving and ETF anticipation remain as potential catalysts.
Read: Bitcoin's 2024 Bash 🎉
Read: Bitcoin FTW? 💪
Bitcoin ETF: Investors await approval for the first US spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund in early January 2024, with finance power brokers looking out for their hats in the ring.
Read: Mark your calendars 🗓️
Read: BlackRock's Crystal Ball 🔮
Binance Settlement: Binance settles charges with the U.S. Department of Justice and CFTC, agreeing to pay fines of at least $4.3 billion. CZ steps down as CEO, replaced by Richard Teng.
Read: What’s next for CZ?🔮
Read: Binance Bites the Bullet 🙊
Memecoins: 2023 witnesses the rise of meme coins, including PepeCoin, Grok, and Bonk, with massive surges in value and market capitalisation.
Read: Pepe Frog marches on 🐸
Read: Memecoin Mayhem 🌬️🔥
NFTs comeback: How Pudgy Penguins NFT project beat the controversial past and the long crypto winter to build a brand with shops in some of the largest retail stores in the country.
Read: It's a Pudgy World 🐧
Read: Is NFT winter over? 🕵️
The rise of Solana: The Solana (SOL) blockchain, once left for dead after the cataclysmic collapse of FTX, staged a stunning resurgence in 2023.
Read: Comeback Kid 🔥
Read: BONK Fest 🎉
Open AI blasts through. How AI became mainstream as Open AI took the world by the storm. The sage of OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman's ouster and reinstatement in November caused turmoil.
Read: Year of SAM outs 🫣 💣
Read: OpenAI's DevDay 🎉
Traditional finance embraces crypto: Wall Street giants finally open their doors, with major developments like spot ETFs and tokenisation of real-world assets bridging the gap between the two worlds. Why would they not, when the returns have been A+.
Read: Gold ⚖️ BTC and ETH ⚔️
Read: "Uptober" Unleashed 💰🔥
Web3 Gaming: The future of gaming is here, and the VC investments starting to show results, a thriving Web3 gaming community could emerge in 2024.
Read: Game On 🎮
Read: Gaming beats the trend 🎮
TTD Week That Was 📆
Saturday: Year Crypto Took Flight - ETFs Climb, Stocks Soar ✈️
Friday: Bitcoin options party💰
Thursday: All's well that ends well ☺️
Wednesday: Big Hacks of 2023💰🔐
Tuesday: Crypto Icons Who Fell in 2023 🤾
Monday: Crypto Investigator Signs Off 🛑
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