You've probably been hearing the words "craze" or "mania" a lot recently when reading about the world’s financial markets. In January 2021, the infamous short squeeze of GameStop—triggered by users of the subreddit r/wallstreetbets—caused short sellers to lose around $6b dollars globally. In February, Tesla bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin, and subsequently, Goldman Sachs restarted its cryptocurrency trading desk. In March, a JPG file NFT (non-fungible token) sold for $69.3 million at Christie's and Jack Dorsey's OG tweet sold for $2.9 million. By the end of March, 80% of U.S. IPOs were SPACs, although the mania has recently stalled. In April, Ethereum touched a new peak, with reports about the European Investment Bank's plans to launch a "digital bond" sale on the ethereum blockchain network. Finally, Dogecoin, which started as a joke designed to illustrate the absurdity of the cryptocurrency frenzy, is up—brace yourself— 11,900% this year to date. With all the craze we have witnessed so far this year, we at WHUIB in partnership with In Praxi have assembled a panel of expert alumni to discuss the impacts of these phenomena.