Join Leon and Nick as we take a step back and review the year that was, diving into the lessons, surprises, wins and losses in what proved to be another action-packed year.

Key Takeaways 

• The SEC sets the last date for amendments to ETFs, with industry experts estimating a 90% approval rating.
• A significant year for crypto; SBF jailed, Bitcoin ETFs, BlackRock enters, Solana’s shifted narrative and Ethereum’s protocol upgrades. 
• What surprised us; Bitcoin inscriptions, Coinbase with L2 Base, major sentiment changes and fierce competition for volume between CEXs & DEXes.
• What we got right; L2 tokenisation & adoption, Solana and appropriate portfolio management.
• What we got wrong; DeFi & stablecoins and artificial intelligence underwhelming Leon. 
• What we learnt; Crypto development still takes a long time, banks continue to enter crypto & not using rational thought to analyse an irrational market. The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.