2022 has been a stressful year for the market, sometimes even shocking. We have reviewed every post of our feed since January 1 and selected the highlights for you.
JANUARY:
➖ Rio de Janeiro converted 1% of the city’s reserve into BTC
➖ The President of El Salvador bought another 410 BTC from the state reserve at an average price of $36,585
➖ On January 11, Bitcoin was at the peak of $39,909
FEBRUARY:
➖ US authorities arrested hackers who hacked Bitfinex in 2016 and withdrew 120,000 BTC
➖ The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law “On virtual assets.”
➖ FBI creates particular crypto unit
➖ February 22, the bitcoin rate is $36,900
MARCH:
➖ India’s new tax policy regarding crypto assets has entered
➖ Florida Governor Says State Will Accept Cryptocurrency Tax Payments
➖ On March 29, bitcoin broke the barrier of $47,600
APRIL:
➖ Former Ethereum developer sentenced to 5 years in prison
➖ Musk begins talks to take over Twitter
➖ The Central Bank of Cuba legalized crypto services
➖ April 20, the bitcoin rate is $41,501
MAY:
➖ Binance allocates $500 million to help Elon Musk buy Twitter
➖ The Shanghai Supreme Court recognized Bitcoin as a virtual asset protected by Chinese law
➖ Collapse of LUNA and Terra
➖ Space X launched the first crypto satellite into orbit
➖ Due to the collapse of Terra on May 28, Bitcoin fell to $28,842
JUNE:
➖ Venture investments in crypto projects decreased by 50% compared to the previous year
➖ Paypal allowed to transfer cryptocurrency to external wallets
➖ The founder of Terra was accused of fraud
➖ Eminem and Snoop Dogg released a clip in the form of NFT characters
➖ On June 19, bitcoin broke through the “bottom” and dropped to $19,010
JULY:
➖ Meta has officially closed its Novi crypto project
➖ For the first time in 20 years, the euro almost equals the dollar
➖ Shareholders sued Musk for refusing to buy Twitter
➖ Singapore has tightened regulation of the crypto market
➖ On June 21, bitcoin rose slightly to $23,233
AUGUST:
➖ More than 39,000 crypto maps installed in the world
➖ Norwegians will mine cryptocurrency beyond the Arctic Circle
➖ Instagram and Facebook can upload NFTs
➖ Bitcoin rose at the beginning of the month, but after the announcement of the Fed’s inflation report in the US, the rate fell on August 21 to $21,160
SEPTEMBER:
➖ On the market, meme-tokens and NFTs dedicated to the death of Elizabeth II soared
➖ South Korea issued an arrest warrant for the creator of Terra
➖ Ethereum completed the merger
➖ App Store infringes on NFT applications
➖ The average cost of bitcoin this month was at the level of — $19,000
OCTOBER:
➖ Meta reported net losses of $3.6 billion for its metaverse
➖ Tron founder bought Huobi
➖ Telegram launches sale of nicknames in the form of NFTs
➖ Elon Musk bought Twitter
➖ As of September, bitcoin keeps at the level of the average monthly rate of $19,000
NOVEMBER:
➖ Walmart started selling equipment for mining
➖ FTX and Alameda Research went bankrupt
➖ Amazon and Meta will cut 10,000 employees each
➖ New York banned mining for two years
➖ Due to the collapse of FTX, bitcoin dropped to $17,000
DECEMBER:
➖ Tether Launches Chinese Yuan CNHT on TRON Blockchain
➖ Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested
➖ Donald Trump issued an NFT in honor of himself
➖ Kazakhstan published a White Paper on digital tenge
➖ Crypto billionaires “poorer” by $116 billion in a year. The head of Binance lost the most.
➖ Bitcoin fixed on a position of $16,500
