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The Terra/LUNA Collapse: A Case Study in Contagion
TerraUSD, an algorithmic stablecoin pegged via its companion token LUNA, collapsed in May 2022 when a large withdrawal…
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The FTX Collapse: What Happened and Why It Mattered
FTX, once crypto's second-largest exchange, collapsed in November 2022 within about a week after revelations that customer deposits…
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What Was the 2021 China Mining Ban?
China's 2021 mining ban forced roughly half of Bitcoin's global hash rate offline within weeks, but the difficulty…
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Bitcoin’s 2020-2021 Bull Run: Institutional Adoption Begins
Bitcoin's 2020-2021 bull run took price from $8,700 to nearly $69,000, the first cycle featuring major corporate treasury…
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The Third Bitcoin Halving (2020): Market Impact
Bitcoin's third halving on May 11, 2020 cut the reward to 6.25 BTC amid pandemic-era market chaos and…
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The 2018 Crypto Bear Market: What Happened?
The 2018 bear market took Bitcoin from nearly $20,000 to below $3,500, an 80%-plus drawdown driven by the…
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What Was the Bitcoin Cash Fork? The 2017 Block Size War
The Bitcoin Cash fork on August 1, 2017 split off a new cryptocurrency after a years-long block size…
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The 2017 Bitcoin Bull Run: How Bitcoin Hit $20,000
Bitcoin's 2017 bull run took price from $900 to nearly $20,000, fueled by an ICO boom, new Bitcoin…
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The Second Bitcoin Halving (2016): What Changed?
Bitcoin's second halving on July 9, 2016 cut the block reward from 25 to 12.5 BTC, drawing far…
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Bitcoin’s 2013 Price Surge: The First Bull Run
Bitcoin's 2013 bull run came in two waves: a spring surge to $260 partly driven by a Cyprus…