Where Money was Made and LOST in Crypto last 12 Mths (Patreon)

Billions were made but the Q is where???

Being in Bitcoin was the safest place... and this years outlier was Exchange Tokens like BNB and CRO

1. Exchange tokens won the year Exchange Tokens (+86%): 

2. Bitcoin number 2 (+78%) 

3. Layer 1 Smart Contracts (+75%) 

4. Privacy Coins (+63%): Demand for anonymity tools grew, possibly due to regulatory pressures.

5. Ethereum came in next (+57.9%) thanks to Tom Lee,,,, if it was not for him ETH would have been flat the last year. 

6. Other notable performers: Oracles (+57%) benefited from DeFi and real-world asset data needs

Where Money Was Lost:

1. Bridge Services (-54%): Cross-chain bridges faced ongoing hacks and reduced usage.  

2. File Storage (-45%): Decentralized storage competed poorly with centralized alternatives.  

3. AI (-35%)

4. PERP DEX (-35%): Early AI-crypto integrations underperformed amid hype fatigue.

5. Gaming is always dead due to horrific tokenomics